They were watching to see if that turtle will get any of your fingers.
Meh, I learned how to handle them in the bayous of Loosiana, at night yet.
They were watching to see if that turtle will get any of your fingers.
Your story reminds me of my trip to the Grand Canyon last year when people were trying to let mile deer.
yes, i did wash my hands. that friendly cus lives in God knows what. i'm just glad it decided not to cross the road again.I hope you washed your hands afterwards. Old snapping turtles usually have all sorts of nasty stuff growing on their shells. We have an alligator snapping turtle, not native to MD, in the neighborhood that has a shell that is 20 inches wide and weighs, I'M guessing, about fifty pounds. One big mother. I actually measured his shell but wasn't going to attempt measuring it lengthwise.
I have had to help him across the road a few times. When people driving by see me, they get out of their cars to watch but no one ever asked if I needed help. I suspect that someone a long time ago had him as a pet and turned him loose in the marsh.
I always try to let nature take it's course. I learned from my mother that pain is a great teacher.
And tastier if in a hot broth with veggies..Turtles are happiest when they are muddy.
Better than the elk and bison at yellowstone. These two were dicks. They kept stamping their hooves and snorting at me. The bison came up on my right while I was on a motorcycle and started getting all pissy (apparently they're in a fighting mood come mating season). He was a large fella.
Bison gores woman who got too close at Yellowstone