Look what showed up in the yard!

[Riff62]

wonder how old that thing is..they live for a long time i think..good size..would make a good size pot o soup..

 

[TNVIPER]

wonder how old that thing is..they live for a long time i think..good size..would make a good size pot o soup..

When I was a kid they drained a swampy area here and built a shopping center. During the excuvation they dug up a snapping turtle that was 5' in length....

 

[Black1]

We got a ton of them in the pond across the street. They are cool.

 

[cyalata]

Look what showed up in the front yard this morning. The dogs were barking and then I hear the wife yell for me to "come outside!" This ol' girl climbed a 40 ft bank to "lay some eggs"!

View attachment 43222

View attachment 43223

View attachment 43224

View attachment 43225

thats a big ass turtle! we had one a year come hang out on the porch all time, even took the pleasure of painting its shell so we could spot him a mile away