Spotted several snapping turtles today..

[mowin]

Seen 6-7 along the edge of roads this morning. This one was across from my driveway laying her eggs next to a cemetery fence. 

 

[rob-c]

Well that’s just cool.. 

[Red]

Snapping turtles are ugly but very cool.  I use to love catching them as a kid I caught a huge one at the sheridan golf it was to big to fit in a recycling bin. 

[Steuben Jerry]

2 minutes ago, Red said:

Snapping turtles are ugly but very cool.  I use to love catching them as a kid I caught a huge one at the sheridan golf it was to big to fit in a recycling bin. 

Wonder how old that was!

[mowin]

Biggest ones I've seen had the head at least half the size of a football.  Two of them were out in a pond either fighting or getting it on.  The noise of there shells smacking together sounded like a 2x4 hitting a tree. 

[crappyice]

Yum!


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[crappyice]

Lives to snap another day!!!


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[Pygmy]

They are busy laying eggs here in WNY also...Between going to the lake Friday morning and coming home this morning I saw about ten of them, mostly  in the process of laying their eggs, like the one Mowin  took the picture of...

[Lawdwaz]

A friend (sadly deceased) used to make incredible turtle chowder with snappers.  

[crappyice]

A friend (sadly deceased) used to make incredible turtle chowder with snappers.  

I am curious of that process- quite the hijack!


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[Pygmy]

4 minutes ago, Lawdwaz said:

A friend (sadly deceased) used to make incredible turtle chowder with snappers.  

Did it smell like fish ?....

[Daveboone]

I have made a Louisiana style turtle stew....great stuff, and surprisingly the meat looks very beefy, nothing fishy at all about it. It just takes a long time simmering to tenderize.