[Eagles6]

I was coming home from work driving on a country road, came around a bend and almost ran into a five car pileup. Seems there was a large snapper in the road and a woman had stopped on a blind curve and gotten out of her car to stop traffic for 20 mins.for the turtle.

I put a 1" stick in front of it, which it promptly bit, lifted it by the stick and carried it off the road.

I then told Ms. Turtle Lover to wait for the police so that she could explain why she caused a 5 car accident.

[ZULU]

OBVIOUSLY one should not cause accidents over this.

Best way to pick up a snapper is at the BASE of the rear top shell between the hind legs and hold it WELL AWAY from your body. Picking them up by the tail, especially a big one, can damage the backbone.