ickplant@lemmy.world to aww@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoTiny dinosaur aka baby snapping turtlelemmy.worldimagemessage-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up1451arrow-down12
arrow-up1449arrow-down1imageTiny dinosaur aka baby snapping turtlelemmy.worldickplant@lemmy.world to aww@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square20linkfedilink
minus-squareorcaAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 months agoI would’ve had the same response lmao. They are terrifying and their necks are exceptionally long. I was trying to grab this one by the sides and it turned around to try and bite me at record speed.
minus-squareArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoIirc gotta grab them on the shell right above their head, try at own risk.
minus-squarewalden@wetshav.inglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 months agoOfficial word from wildlife experts is to help turtles across the road, carrying them in the direction they’re facing. Except for Snapping Turtles. There’s no safe place to grab them unless you have thick leather gloves.
minus-squareorcaAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoThat’s what I tried and failed to do because they honestly scare the shit out of me. They’re so prehistoric and amazing, but I run run awayyy
I would’ve had the same response lmao. They are terrifying and their necks are exceptionally long. I was trying to grab this one by the sides and it turned around to try and bite me at record speed.
Iirc gotta grab them on the shell right above their head, try at own risk.
Official word from wildlife experts is to help turtles across the road, carrying them in the direction they’re facing.
Except for Snapping Turtles. There’s no safe place to grab them unless you have thick leather gloves.
That’s what I tried and failed to do because they honestly scare the shit out of me. They’re so prehistoric and amazing, but I run run awayyy