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re: Huge alligator snapping turtle found in BR
Posted on 4/8/14 at 4:42 pm to LaBR4
Posted on 4/8/14 at 4:42 pm to LaBR4
We used to catch those things as teenagers , not nearly that big, grab it by the tale and throw them.. Picking them up takes some balls as you have to grab the shell behind the head. We would put them in a big box and see how big a stick they could snap.. All that ended when our parents found out what were doing.
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Posted on 4/8/14 at 4:43 pm to JOJO Hammer
And those claws are good for slicing!
Posted on 4/8/14 at 4:44 pm to Darth_Vader
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Snapping Turtle Vs Rats (warning graphic)
If I had one of those I could go back to killing snakes and not worry about the rodent population taking off but I doubt one of them slow arse frickers is gonna catch a rat on dry land.
Posted on 4/8/14 at 4:51 pm to LaBR4
True story, I caught one that big from a pond in Shenandoah when I was in HS. I could have sat on and ridden him he was so big. We didn't catch anything all day long and last cast, I set the hook (braided line) on what we all thought was a log. It took me a couple minutes but I eventually pulled him up - had algae all over his shell, looked like a dinosaur when it surfaced. We weren't sober either so that made the experience all the more interesting. Supposedly, they live to be really old.
Posted on 4/8/14 at 5:03 pm to CalcuttaTigah
Hope they let that thing go alive. Probably older than the human who caught it. You live that long you deserve to be let go
Eta:
Is it alive? If so, let it go in a swamp somewhere
Eta:
Is it alive? If so, let it go in a swamp somewhere
This post was edited on 4/8/14 at 5:05 pm
Posted on 4/8/14 at 5:06 pm to vl100butch
Isn't it illegal to kill that species now?
It should be...they are too rare.
It should be...they are too rare.
Posted on 4/8/14 at 5:09 pm to samson'sseed
Pretty sure they're protected now
Posted on 4/8/14 at 5:13 pm to Deactived
Si Robertson done caught him a big-um! 
Posted on 4/8/14 at 5:13 pm to LaBR4
Caught that little fellow a couple of months ago. He's nothing compared to this guy!
Posted on 4/8/14 at 5:14 pm to magildachunks
Out the turtle back
Posted on 4/8/14 at 5:15 pm to Deactived
Is that different than a regular snapping turtle?
Posted on 4/8/14 at 5:16 pm to When in Rome
you've really come out your shell lately, rome
Posted on 4/8/14 at 5:18 pm to yellowfin
quote:
Is that different than a regular snapping turtle?
Looks like a super-sized to me.
How small a deal will you cater?
Posted on 4/8/14 at 5:21 pm to LaBR4
Have caught one that big before. Or close to it. Can't keep'em here in Arkansas. They're protected. 
But delicious.
But delicious.Posted on 4/8/14 at 5:22 pm to Clyde Tipton
Those are not as common as cars bro...I've seen probably a million cars and never seen one of those.
Posted on 4/8/14 at 5:25 pm to link
Posted on 4/8/14 at 5:26 pm to lsu480
yea that comment, which he probably thought was really clever, was out of place. im pretty sure the OP meant seen one of these irl
Posted on 4/8/14 at 5:26 pm to JOJO Hammer
quote:
Snapping Turtle Vs Rats (warning graphic)
Posted on 4/8/14 at 5:27 pm to LaBR4
My uncle used to have one as a pet. His name was Dumpster because my uncle kept him in an old trash can. He kept him under one of his huge pecan tree's that was also next to a small river. Dump would go down to fish and be right back in his can when he was done. He never did us no harm and seemed to enjoy just hanging out under the tree all day.
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