Calvin and Mr. Attitude were doing just that, when Mr. Attitude interrupted my tomato planting. "Mom", he announced. "There's a big snapping turtle in the canoe! Come see it!"
Of course I grabbed the camera, thinking "bloggable moment!" But I also knew that the real question was "Mom, can you get that snapping turtle OUT of the canoe?"
Hmmm...yes...a medium size, but no less vicious snapper. The kids know that I regularly wrangle with snapping turtles as part of my job. Only this one was easy, it was not in the wrong part of a one-way net. All I had to do was grab it by the tail.
Of course, it protested. I held it long enough to take this photo, then I released it into the pond. On second thought, was that a good idea? We swim there...But I don't think it will be a problem...I hope...I stayed to help bring in the kayak, and surprise! There was a large painted turtle in there! They must have liked the cave-like cover of overturned canoes.
6 comments:
Handsome fellow, and your kids must think highly of their wrangler mom!
Neat pic! You know, I have a GREAT recipe for turtle stew if that big guy gets to be troublesome with the swimmers in the pond.... ;D
Well, if you change your mind and decide to relocate it, just put out a "trap" (upside down canoe!).
Boy Deb, your little pond sure supports a variety of critters!
Nice rescue and release. That's quite a mouth on that one. Cute.
I could have sworn I responded to these comments yesterday...as well as the ones from the previous post...oh well. Let the mystery be. Anyway, thanks for reading and commenting, and please know I appreciate every comment!
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