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Post by atm. on Jul 9, 2008 16:07:49 GMT -5
I had an Alligator Snapping turtle one time, I bought it from the back of a van with a huge prop. turtle on top of it, some old guy had like all these turtles and was selling them and I thought it was illegal to own a alligator snapping turtle, and I always wanted one, and he told me it wasnt so I shelled out 40 bucks for it. So it was cool, but it had strong ass jaws, and as a baby bit thru a pencil, so we fed it fish and then let it go, I see it every now and again its fricken huge now..Maybe thats why no ones catching things in the lake behind my house.....hmmmm...
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Post by Batista on Jul 9, 2008 16:41:47 GMT -5
I had an Alligator Snapping turtle one time, I bought it from the back of a van with a huge prop. turtle on top of it, some old guy had like all these turtles and was selling them and I thought it was illegal to own a alligator snapping turtle, and I always wanted one, and he told me it wasnt so I shelled out 40 bucks for it. So it was cool, but it had strong ass jaws, and as a baby bit thru a pencil, so we fed it fish and then let it go, I see it every now and again its fricken huge now..Maybe thats why no ones catching things in the lake behind my house.....hmmmm... Nah they arent illegal, they are commonly traded and sold at reptile shows, i see them all the time up for sale. Some cities could have laws against them but theres no US law against them. I used to have a pet snapping turtle, was only a few inches long. Went out to the store, came back and it flipped over on its back in the water. |
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Post by ny08champs on Jul 9, 2008 16:47:58 GMT -5
lol turtles are kuhl
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Post by KeBen Owens on Jul 9, 2008 17:10:56 GMT -5
I had an Alligator Snapping turtle one time, I bought it from the back of a van with a huge prop. turtle on top of it, some old guy had like all these turtles and was selling them and I thought it was illegal to own a alligator snapping turtle, and I always wanted one, and he told me it wasnt so I shelled out 40 bucks for it. So it was cool, but it had strong ass jaws, and as a baby bit thru a pencil, so we fed it fish and then let it go, I see it every now and again its fricken huge now..Maybe thats why no ones catching things in the lake behind my house.....hmmmm... Nah they arent illegal, they are commonly traded and sold at reptile shows, i see them all the time up for sale. Some cities could have laws against them but theres no US law against them. I used to have a pet snapping turtle, was only a few inches long. Went out to the store, came back and it flipped over on its back in the water. its common for people to eat them around here. if someone would sale over here, he'd make a fortune. -abcs |
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Post by c14rock on Jul 9, 2008 18:20:09 GMT -5
I am not  ing happy with the way he handled those turtles. That ing pissed me off. Piece of ****. Anyway, I laughed at "there's a big ass turtle in our drive way." That's awesome dude. Yeah, but lucky for us he's eating them, "yayayayayayaya!" |
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Post by Mark on Jul 9, 2008 18:21:15 GMT -5
Nah they arent illegal, they are commonly traded and sold at reptile shows, i see them all the time up for sale. Some cities could have laws against them but theres no US law against them. I used to have a pet snapping turtle, was only a few inches long. Went out to the store, came back and it flipped over on its back in the water. its common for people to eat them around here. if someone would sale over here, he'd make a fortune. -abcs and nutria rat |
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Post by iyfwkidzc on Jul 9, 2008 18:28:18 GMT -5
You should of RKO'd it.
Sorry, but that was too easy.
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Post by JClemons2010 R.I.P JAX on Jul 9, 2008 20:15:00 GMT -5
You should of RKO'd it. Sorry, but that was too easy. HI-Larious.  |
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Post by Rated-R-Superstar-159 on Jul 9, 2008 23:28:09 GMT -5
Wow, that turtle looks awesome, i wish one would just walk up to my house. A turkey came to my back door once. That was pretty exciting. Other than that, the only large animals i see outback of my house are deer.
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Post by Does that make me bad? on Jul 9, 2008 23:57:56 GMT -5
Hes cute. I love seeing those little guys around here.
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Jul 10, 2008 0:04:22 GMT -5
Same exact thing happened to me when I was around 13-14. Looked a lot like that one. We didn't want it to get hit by a car or anything so I had my dad take me to the swamp area a few miles from my old house, and we dropped it off there.
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Post by KeBen Owens on Jul 10, 2008 0:10:52 GMT -5
Those are normal in Louisiana, I've seen way bigger. My uncle Junior used to catch them, cut them up and sell them. They're actually considered a delicacy here. You can find snapping turtle on the menu of a lot of Cajun resturaunts. They are mostly favored in a gumbo. My dad loves to cook them with rice and gravy. They sure as hell don't make good pets though.-BEN
EDIT: By the way for all those people that keep asking "who's the one posting?" I'm putting my first name as a signature from now on to distinguish us. -BEN
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Post by Greg Weinstein on Jul 10, 2008 0:50:06 GMT -5
Pretty cool. Glad you took care of it.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2008 3:12:41 GMT -5
Looks like it might have come from a swamp, possibly two blocks from your house.
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Post by JClemons2010 R.I.P JAX on Jul 10, 2008 11:05:46 GMT -5
Looks like it might have come from a swamp, possibly two blocks from your house. I don't know. The guy that came down to pick it up from the city said that somebody may have dropped it off. I have no idea. |
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Post by Ace Bennett on Jul 10, 2008 11:09:40 GMT -5
maybe it escaped from the zoo
or maybe ITS GODZILLA!
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Post by rey54 on Jul 10, 2008 11:59:14 GMT -5
Damn how close did you get to that damn thing?
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Post by JClemons2010 R.I.P JAX on Jul 10, 2008 12:01:24 GMT -5
Damn how close did you get to that damn thing? Umm. About 3 feet. Then it opened it's mouth. J.C was G.O.N.E! |
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Post by Random Weddle on Jul 10, 2008 12:58:31 GMT -5
I actually had a snapping turtle as a pet when I was younger.
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Post by Graze on Jul 10, 2008 13:09:49 GMT -5
you should of offered him some pizza
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