Turtle Rescue (Part 2)

Yes, my mom and I are still freaking out about the turtle rescue from yesterday. Here's why.

We did some more research on snapping turtles, and found out something. What my mom did yesterday was extremely dangerous! DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!!!!

We found out that snapping turtles have flexible necks that are capable of twisting back behind their shell so they can bite the handler. Also, their jaws are powerful enough to amputate a finger! Snapping turtles kick their legs so they can dislodge the handler's hands and drop the turtle. Their nails are sharp enough to cause serious lacerations. When they want to bite, they open their mouth and make a hissing noise. He did that to me when I got too close, but he (thankfully) did not bite. The turtle yesterday was kicking his legs to make my mom drop him, and his nails were scratching my mom. However, his nails were dull and were probably not capable of hurting her.

We sure did get lucky! My mom is saying she thinks it's a good idea that we read this AFTER we saved the turtle...what do you think? I think the prayer we said beforehand made a difference.

I'm just so thankful nothing happened to my mom AND that we saved the turtle's life! Boy, was my mom brave!

Also, I think when the turtle's leathery back legs were walking, it made it look like he was wearing pants! LOL

Here are some pics of snapping turtles I found on the web. Now you can see what we were dealing with!