The Fisherman is very lucky Old Senor Tortillo didn’t snap his hand off with that beak. That is a huge and heavy beast.
Little Junior wanted nothing to do with that dinosaur looking animal.
Best part after the pictures were taken and the fishing hook was removed from the turtle, was to read that the animal was set free afterward.
*Wonder what all that black stuff was coating the tops and sides of turtles’ head? Maybe it is what it looks like, mold.
Snapping turtles are protected species in Texas by law.
Here in north FL, I did a “turtle rescue” on a smaller younger alligator snapping turtle that was in the middle of a road and confused. I thought I’d grab his shell from behind so he couldn’t reach me with that beak which was at least 4” long: dangerous.
What amazed me was how agile and quick that snapping turtle was. Up high on all 4 legs, breast plate well clear of the ground, it jumped around and turned 180* to face me like Bruce Lee. No way could you lift it up from behind, it was much to quick. I ended up using my foot to “gently” push/kick it into the grass off the pavement.
That giant 100 year old Texas turtle was probably a lot slower than a younger and smaller one.
my old friend larry fiddler used to ask in monday mornings
“so, did you get any mud for your turtle?