FaunaClassifieds

FaunaClassifieds (https://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/index.php)
-   Field Collecting/Observing (https://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=459)
-   -   Shes a hefty one! (https://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=338942)

Pythonbreeder99 08-16-2012 12:31 AM

Shes a hefty one!
 
1 Attachment(s)
Just caught this little girl trying to cross the road down the street from my home at 11:30, her carapace was just under 3 feet and weighed close to 50lbs. Deffenitly one of the biggest common snappers I've seen I guesstimated she was around 20 years old.

Metachrosis 08-16-2012 02:23 PM

Thats some mighty fine eating right there

Pythonbreeder99 08-16-2012 02:39 PM

Oh yeah! Gotta watch out though, this meal might try to bite back!!

Snake-Queen 08-16-2012 03:50 PM

I think that is one of the biggest I've ever seen.
Did you release her?

Pythonbreeder99 08-16-2012 04:36 PM

I put some hydrogen peroxide on her head wound and released her into the river she was found near.

Helenthereef 08-16-2012 06:48 PM

I had NO idea they got that big!

hhmoore 08-16-2012 06:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pythonbreeder99 (Post 1497822)
Just caught this little girl trying to cross the road down the street from my home

Seems a little late for eggs - hope you told her she's not supposed to be wandering around like that.
Snappers are the only turtles I really like. (includes alligator snappers, but I prefer the regular ones)

Pythonbreeder99 08-16-2012 06:54 PM

The largest recorded in CT had a carapace length of 17.51 inches, I had a a tape measure in my truck and I measured hers at just about 22 inches. I may have overestimated a bit in my original post lol.

Pythonbreeder99 08-16-2012 06:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hhmoore (Post 1498165)
Seems a little late for eggs - hope you told her she's not supposed to be wandering around like that.
Snappers are the only turtles I really like. (includes alligator snappers, but I prefer the regular ones)

I thought of that too, I looked up the laying season and some post said late August to early September so maybe???

Pythonbreeder99 08-16-2012 06:58 PM

Also she was a good 300 yards from the water when we found her.


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 11:24 AM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.

Page generated in 0.04416609 seconds with 9 queries

Content copyrighted ©2002-2022, FaunaClassifieds, LLC