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Make way for the stegaturtle
By adamg on Wed, 05/30/2018 - 4:38pm
Heather Sullivan spotted this bad boy on Ricciuti Drive, across from the Granite Links golf course in Quincy today. She stayed well away from its mouth, because, of course, such beasties can snap a broomstick in half like nobody's business, or so we hear.
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Talk about a slow news days
Talk about a slow news days amirite
No ...
You're not new here - you know I never pass up a chance to post a photo of a giant turtle (or turkey or hawk ...).
It was more a comment on the
It was more a comment on the speed of turtles. I'm a fan of the animal photos.
Oy, sorry
Obviously, I spent a bit too much time in the sun today.
Saw one the other day
About the same size - In the pond off the Ennaking Parkway - mostly facing away - so didn't get a great look at his head - but in addition to the snapper, those claws were mighty impressive. The spiked tail was very stega-whatever.
stay far away!!
A sea turtle's mouth is a portal to hell - I can't even imagine the pain of being bit by one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AO9wzb7ijPY
Adorable!
And that's just a Common Snapper; the Alligator Snappers get even bigger... they're so friggin' cool.
(both will take your finger off just fine)
"such beasties can snap a broomstick in half..."
And exactly why did Heather Sullivan have a broomstick in her possession?????
Just sayin'
Maybe...
She flew in from Salem?
I did not realize
Snapping turtles had such long tails. Of course I haven't come across a lot of snapping turtles in my travels. Most of the turtles I've encountered either just clapped or tapped their toes. A few might have hummed.
It's to lure you into a sense
It's to lure you into a sense of complacency. "Look at that long tail," you think. "I bet I can safely grab it by the tail, no way it will be able to bite me all the way back there."
From the wiki...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_snapping_turtle
"Captivity"
"The common snapping turtle is not an ideal pet."
Just a little FYI.
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are launching a new Saturday morning cartoon reboot - The Herculoids and Space Ghost team-up with some Irish-American punks from Charlestown.
Turtle soup
and make is snappy.
Gender Bender
Likely a female "bad boy" off to find or returning to a nest site(s).
Magnificent
ancient creature. I just love these things. Thank goodness they don't move fast on land.
Very Ancient
I visited a fossil bed out west that had a 35 million year old turtle shell fossil replica that was on display for people to interact with. It was cast from one they found near the site.
Even my young kids immediately noticed that it was nearly identical in size and form to the snappers at the local pond.
Successful designs need little additional change over time.
Big beauty!!!!
It is most likely a female, looking for an ideal spot to lay her eggs! I hope she got across the street okay.