A little painted/Snapper

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It's that time of the year again the turtles are on the move to lay the nests of eggs.
A little painted along the driveway.
And a larger Snapping turtle that can get up and do some trucking when it wants.
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I was wrong, pepper. I asked my cousin Bubba "Three Fingers" Thomas and he said Snapping Turtles like to be tickled under their chin. Try that
I know how they can leave marks on a stick.
Long leather gloves and no hugs. Darn that one that pissed on my shoe.🤣
Just helping it off the road, that's gratitude for ya.
 

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Its crazy to think that snapper could be as old as i am....11 to 45 years lifespan in wild
Got some good/bad news-it might very well out live you also.

What is the life cycle of a snapping turtle?​

  • The incubation period lasts for 100 – 140 days. The average lifespan of snapping turtles is about 80 – 120 years in the wild even though some are expected to live 200 years. The age in captivity is 20 – 70 years.

Do common snapping turtles lay eggs?​

  • Like many turtles, common snapping turtles develop slowly. They are sexually mature in about 5-7 years, and live about 30 years. In captivity, this species can live much longer. Breeding occurs in both spring and fall. Females will lay 25-50 eggs, 60-100% of which may be eaten by other animals.
 

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Got some good/bad news-it might very well out live you also.

What is the life cycle of a snapping turtle?​

  • The incubation period lasts for 100 – 140 days. The average lifespan of snapping turtles is about 80 – 120 years in the wild even though some are expected to live 200 years. The age in captivity is 20 – 70 years.

Do common snapping turtles lay eggs?​

  • Like many turtles, common snapping turtles develop slowly. They are sexually mature in about 5-7 years, and live about 30 years. In captivity, this species can live much longer. Breeding occurs in both spring and fall. Females will lay 25-50 eggs, 60-100% of which may be eaten by other animals.
Thanks for information. Interesting.
 

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Thanks for information. Interesting.
Saw one a few years ago along the highway beside the guard rail. Size of a kitchen table top.
I did a U turn went back put the 4 ways on, but it had been hit already.
Didn't make my day, sad $hit when that happens.
Popper's deserve a beating, seriously I'd probably go street on an idiot if I caught them in the act.
 

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Saw one a few years ago along the highway beside the guard rail. Size of a kitchen table top.
I did a U turn went back put the 4 ways on, but it had been hit already.
Didn't make my day, sad $hit when that happens.
Popper's deserve a beating, seriously I'd probably go street on an idiot if I caught them in the act.
Likely was well over a hundred years old and for no good reason was killed
 

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Just found this gal on the edge of the strawberry row.
850ft from the nearest water source. Through a bush and a steep incline up from the bay. The two options are 1200 ft away.
At least it will be safe in the berry patch.
 

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Just found this gal on the edge of the strawberry row.
850ft from the nearest water source. Through a bush and a steep incline up from the bay. The two options are 1200 ft away.
At least it will be safe in the berry patch.
Is this a different one pepper? No picture.
 

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Though you are one of the esteemed colleagues of the University of Backwoods.
How do know how big is my mitt?
I,ve seen several Snappers the size of a No.3 washtub. I was sitting real quiet one evening on the bank of an old Cypress Brake and had one surface right in front of me,big old sucker.He kind of hung there a few and quietly submerged back into the deeps.Wish I,d had digital cameras back then. Almost ran over one with my boat too. Thought it was a stump until I remembered there wasn,t any stumps around there,Circled back and it was a huge snapper. When they get up on their legs they can move out.
 

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