c/turtles · by favrion@lemmy.world · 3yWhat type of tortle? Found him waddling through central Connecticut. 14 points · 12 comments · view on lemmy.world
12 Comments
hutchmcnugget@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 3y
Looks like a common snapper to me.
wikipedia link
adj16@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y
Oh, I believe it’s one of those “will bite two of your fingers clean off” tort
favrion@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
Perhaps. It did hiss at me.
Joe_Moose@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
That's a snapper. It's a mean bastard and will bite your shit right off. Getting them to leave the road can be a real battle.
favrion@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
I just walked behind him and he went.
PlaidBaron@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
Ive shooed many of these big boys off the road. This is the best method, peferably while shouting 'git you turtle! Shoo!'.
favrion@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
Oh, I forgot that part. My bad.
PlaidBaron@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
It comes with experience. You'll remember next time.
lemmyshmemmy@lemmy.world · -8 pts · 3y
Git on outta hyea!! Go on now!
GlennMagusHarvey@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 3y
Ah, you found a dragon! By which I mean a snapping turtle. Probably the species called common snapping turtle.
Fun
factopinion: snapping turtles look way more elegant in the water than on land.favrion@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
Dragon lol
GlennMagusHarvey@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 3y
They definitely look more like dragons than, like, any other turtles do.