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| Yes, turtles are nice and sweet, but not snapping turtles. They enter ponds uninvited and eat all the fish, and "snap" the human swimmers. Two days after the raccoon incident, S was leaving the wanch at 5:50 A.M. when the dogs started a chorus of barking at some dark object moving across the yard. S had visions of bad coons, so she came and got me. She realized it was a large snapping turtle. |
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| I got K7 up to come look and help since he had to milk goats anyway. He took the first 2 photos. ***WARNING*** Do not continue if you can't handle sad endings or graphic pictures. ***WARNING*** |
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| K7 flipped the big sucker on its back and struggled to carry it by the tail across the road while I got a 9-shot .22 revolver. ***YOUR LAST WARNING*** Do not continue if you think the Teen Aged Mutant Ninja Turtles are real! ***WARNING*** |
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| There are not many happy endings for uninvited critters that threaten the peace and safety of the Wanch. No, it did not suffer very long. I put 9 rounds into its head and chest very rapidly, and No, capturing it and transporting it elsewhere for a happy release to the wilds is not an option. It would walk to the nearest pond and eat all the fish, and "snap" the human swimmers - that's what snapping turtles do... and this is what I do to them. This was the 3rd snapper we shot this week. K8 shot the first one in the pond along with a small snake (he said it was a copperhead - incredible shot to a small head while it was swimming). I shot another large snapper in my pond the day before! The boys swam safely in our pond yesterday and today. |
WOW! Now I'm scared.....I won't be swimming in your pond this summer! lol
ReplyDeleteLOL! ***WARNING***WARNING!!!*** How did you guys flip the turtle over! Ahh! I wouldn't even get near that thing! How big was the turtle?
ReplyDeleteK7 flipped it with a long skinny piece of wood. The turtle chomped down on it! K7 wore leather gloves and after several attempts, was able to pick it up by the tail. It was 14 inches long and weighed about 12 lbs. K7 had to carry it at arm's length with one hand while using the stick to keep it from "snapping" him on the leg. Brave guy. He has no worries about swimming in the pond.
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