The DU Lounge

catbyte

(38,326 posts) Mon Oct 13, 2025, 02:24 PM Oct 13

Couple Wakes Up To HUNDREDS Of Snapping Turtles Everywhere

4 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Couple Wakes Up To HUNDREDS Of Snapping Turtles Everywhere (Original Post) catbyte Oct 13 OP

So cute, at least when they are babies. I was envisioning a nightmare scenario. 3catwoman3 Oct 13 #1

Woah, not your average deck guest! electric_blue68 Oct 13 #4

A long time ago... 2naSalit Oct 13 #2

Hee, hee, hee, little cuties! And good on you, 2na! electric_blue68 Oct 13 #3

3catwoman3

(28,199 posts)

1. So cute, at least when they are babies. I was envisioning a nightmare scenario.

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Mon Oct 13, 2025, 03:11 PM

Oct 13

Several years ago, on a Sunday that was the 4th of July, I was shocked to see a huge snapping turtle on our deck. It must have been at least 2 1/2 feet long from nose to tail, and looked like a small dinosaur.

I figured some jerky teenage boys had probably put it there as a prank, and was further shocked to find claw marks on the stairs of the deck - who knew turtles can climb stairs?!

electric_blue68

(25,036 posts)

4. Woah, not your average deck guest!

Reply to 3catwoman3 (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 13, 2025, 10:09 PM

Oct 13

How long did it take to leave?

2naSalit

(99,038 posts)

2. A long time ago...

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Mon Oct 13, 2025, 03:41 PM

Oct 13

I was visiting someone in southern Massachusetts and I stepped outside to find about a dozen of these little creatures. I did the same thing, gathered them up and took them to the nearby pond. As I let them go, the last one stopped and craned its neck and looked up at me like it was saying, "cool, human!"

electric_blue68

(25,036 posts)

3. Hee, hee, hee, little cuties! And good on you, 2na!

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Mon Oct 13, 2025, 10:07 PM

Oct 13

Reply to this discussion