... Common Snapping Turtle...
... medium size - maybe a little over twelve inches - we've seem 'em probably twice that big... was out sunning himself right in the middle, and on a blind corner of, a local off roader trail - not good... we wanted to get 'em off the path and he was a bit feisty... fortunately, annoyed with our efforts to assist, he crawled the short distance back to his roadside mud hole and in short order was buried in the mire, rid of us...
... saw a guy about a month ago carrying one off a busy roadway - he was grasping the turtle by the sides of the shell and moving (understandably) with obvious trepidation - don't blame 'em - from that angle those guys can reach right around and snap your hand...
(You Tube Video)
... here's some good advise we found if ya' ever find yourself tasked with helping a snapping turtle cross the road...
... hope this saves a turtle or two...
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