Oh, don’t even get me started on Turtles! My other farm was across the road from a small lake. Those dumb Snappers would try to cross the road...who knows why? They had NO REASON to leave Paradise!
The largest Snapper I’ve EVER seen got smooshed - by the Recycling Truck. I shoveled what I could find of her to the other side of the road to keep my dogs from getting curious.
Beau said that based upon her size, she was easily 30 years old. What a waste...of good food, LOL! (JUST KIDDING!) I hate to see anything in nature killed by accident. More so if it’s maliciously done!
I’m trying to think of a way to atone for my sin of today. I’ll come up with something nature-related that’s good for all concerned. :)
When working for the police, I was on ‘tac’ radio for half of my shift. The channel I had included the Animal Control Officer. We got a radio call from a patrol officer who was directing traffic around a very large snapping turtle who was crossing the road, but evidently decided to stop for a break. The patrol officer wanted me to contact Animal Control & have him come out to deal with the snapper. AC happened to be on the far side of the county & still had calls. He was pretty exasperated & said “tell that officer he’ll just have to provide an escort for that turtle across the road because I can’t get there”. The way he said it cracked us all up & when I relayed the info, the patrol officer was not happy. That turtle took its time - he tried to hurry it up, but it would hiss & threaten to bite, so he just had to wait & keep traffic away from it until it got off the road.
I made a deal in 1984 when we built our house in the woods. Snakes stay away from the house up to one acre. Anywhere closer or near me is fair game. And I don’t mean food.