OT / Big Turtle

saxman · Post by **saxman** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 1:02 pm

Coming out of one of my stands the other day I came accross this big ole boy.
Excuse the southern (cute) Accent
It's hard to tell how big he is untill you see my shadow.
He was big

The armour scales on his legs are the size of my thumbnails or larger
I think it's a gopher turtle but not sure

http://s108.photobucket.com/albums/n12/ ... turtle.flv

cdup · Post by **cdup** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 1:10 pm

Almost looks like a logger head turtle!

flbuckmaster · Post by **flbuckmaster** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 2:16 pm

its a gopher turtle. protected in these here parts.
jay

mikej · Post by **mikej** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 2:17 pm

thats huge

dutchhunter · Post by **dutchhunter** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 2:27 pm

Hey saxman would that be a turtel or a tortus must be a hundred years old wow grandma would of had him in the soup pot in a heart beat DUTCH

Grizzly Adam · Post by **Grizzly Adam** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 3:09 pm

Ain't nature grand?

catcher · Post by **catcher** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 3:30 pm

that is very cool. He did seem to spooked by you being there.

flbuckmaster · Post by **flbuckmaster** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 7:20 pm

planter wrote:Thats very cool! I think alot of property in FLA does not get developed because they find them on the proposed site. I believe they are on the endangered species list AND they taste real good...

during the term of Herbert Hoover they were called "Hoover Chickens"

jay

wabi · Post by **wabi** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 7:51 pm

Hard to judge it's size. Next time try sticking your finger right in front of it's snout for a size referance.

Limbs and Sticks · Post by **Limbs and Sticks** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 7:52 pm

Hoover chicken on the half shell

Wes

Doe Master · Post by **Doe Master** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 8:19 pm

What do they eat ? Are they like a snapping turtle where not much trys to tackle it ?

saxman · Post by **saxman** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 8:26 pm

I dont think they are aggressive like the Gator Snappers,they have a bad attitude and a worse bite.My son found an average size one in the yard one day and I used a broom to get it back to the creek,It snapped the broom handle in half,twice in about 1.5 seconds,I let him stay a while.

I wouldnt want to find out though
I think they are vegitarian,I will check

Sandman · Post by **Sandman** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 9:10 pm

That is one big a$$ reptile~!

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OT / Big Turtle

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pretty neat

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