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How much does this lil fella weigh?
Posted on 5/28/13 at 10:09 am
Posted on 5/28/13 at 10:09 am
Posted on 5/28/13 at 10:12 am to 34venture
I think I saw that thing fight Godzilla when I was a kid.
Posted on 5/28/13 at 10:15 am to 34venture
That'll be some good eatin.
Posted on 5/28/13 at 10:19 am to Sofa King Crimson
KLFY put in on facespace, I mean it has to be real.
Posted on 5/28/13 at 10:23 am to 34venture
Why do y'all think it's fake? I've seen alligator snappers that big. They're protected in most, if not all states, though. Not sure about LA.
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There is an unverified report of a 183 kilograms (400 lb) Alligator Snapping Turtle found in Kansas in 1937,[6] but the largest verifiable one is debatable. One weighed at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago was a 16-year resident giant alligator snapper weighing 113 kilograms (250 lb), sent to the Tennessee State Aquarium as part of a breeding loan in 1999, where it subsequently died. Another was 107 kilograms (240 lb), and housed at the Brookfield Zoo in suburban Chicago. They generally do not grow quite that large. Breeding maturity is attained at around 16 kilograms (35 lb), when the length is around 38 centimetres (15 in), but then they continue to grow through life.[7] Adult alligator snapping turtles generally range in carapace length from 40.4 to 80.8 centimetres (15.9 to 31.8 in) and weigh from 68 to 80 kilograms (150 to 180 lb).[8][9] Males are typically larger than females.[10] Among extant freshwater turtles, only the little-known giant softshell turtles of the genera Chitra, Rafetus and Pelochelys, native to Asia, reach comparable sizes.
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Posted on 5/28/13 at 10:32 am to 34venture
If that's a false river sweatshirt I believe it. We caught some probably 3/4 of that size growing up in that area.
Posted on 5/28/13 at 10:41 am to OldSouth
I found me a pond yesterday and saw three nice size (15 lbs) snappers. I was in kayak and was trying to snag them, but didn't have any heavy tackle.
I'm going to set a few little trots out this afternoon if I can get time.
The beauty is the pond is crystal clear and the turtles are too.
I'm going to set a few little trots out this afternoon if I can get time.
The beauty is the pond is crystal clear and the turtles are too.
Posted on 5/28/13 at 10:49 am to Teague
I don't think its fake. FWIW
Posted on 5/28/13 at 10:50 am to 34venture
We've caught them over 150# in the Calcasieu
Posted on 5/28/13 at 10:52 am to 34venture
I saw one a couple weeks ago a little smaller than that on a pretty populated road
Posted on 5/28/13 at 11:07 am to 34venture
Ellik zoo has some monsters.
Posted on 5/28/13 at 11:32 am to Chad504boy
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pounds
Why don't you have a seat right over there.
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34venture
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KLFY put in on facespace, I mean it has to be real.
Everything on Facepage is true.
Posted on 5/28/13 at 11:34 am to 34venture
That's a lot of Cooter right there!
Posted on 5/28/13 at 11:39 am to 34venture
We need another turtle thread like last summer.
Posted on 5/28/13 at 12:07 pm to 34venture
my dad said he and his brothers caught one like that when they were kids
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