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Nature Or Nurture?

David Nunn
This critter here:

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BITES.

It seems to have a bad temper and a surly attitude. It will bite anyone or anything that comes close enough to be a threat or a perceived threat.

Reckon it got that way on account of its genetics, or did it have a really bad upbringing?

You know what it won't do? It won't charge across the yard to get you. It will only bother you if you get close enough to bother it.
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  • Rockatansky
    Is that a piece of poop in its mouth?
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  • fishermanben
    quote:Originally posted by thesneakyrussian
    Is that a piece of poop in its mouth?


    most likely a piece of the stick that was last used to see if those jaws really were powerful.

    looks good...I'm hungry.

    Ben
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  • Txs
    I'd be more worried about the one that bred her.
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  • Mossbergboogie
    looks like turtle soup to me.
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  • Rockatansky
    quote:Originally posted by fishermanben
    quote:Originally posted by thesneakyrussian
    Is that a piece of poop in its mouth?


    most likely a piece of the stick that was last used to see if those jaws really were powerful.



    I was just kidding [:)]
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  • AHansen
    Nor do they come after you in packs.
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  • Colt Super
    They sure do in OryGun !

    Doug
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  • XLpitman
    I think it's hard to compare a turtles actions to those of a dog.

    There's a difference between domestic animals and wild ones.
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  • He Dog
    Can't see the photo David, but I assume it is Chelydra, the snapping turtle? I would have to say a combination of both. Look at the build the plastron covers the vitals and almost no meat on the legs. Tiny little plastron. Snapping turtles raised in captivity do not show that aggressive behavior, and I have known several that love to have their chins rubbed (DON"T TRY THIS WITH A WILD OR UNKNOWN TURTLE!!!). It would appear that the behavior is normal for a wild turtle that feels threatened, but not in a captive raised turtle that does not feel threatened. I presume if you raise the threat level on a captive to injury, then you would get the defensive reaction.
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  • jimdeere
    I've always heard that if they bite down on your finger, they won't let go until it thunders.
    Also, snapping turtle meat has 7 different flavors, depending on the cut.
    Also heard that they taste like chicken!
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  • He Dog
    Old wives tales Jim, each and every one. They taste like turtle which tastes more like frog legs or alligator than chicken. They can hold on for a good long time, but no one, anywhere, ever left a finger or hand in a snapping turtles mouth until it thundered.

    "What ya got there Jim?" "Dang snapping turtle grabbed me last Thursday, man I hope it thunders soon!"
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  • zipperzap
    What kind of a peacock is that?
    [:o)]
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  • Horse Plains Drifter
    quote:Originally posted by zipperzap
    What kind of a peacock is that?
    [:o)]
    [;)][:D][;)][:D][;)][:D]
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  • jwb267
    how do you get it out of the shell?
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  • jimbowby
    [8D]-If they snap the fingers on their left foot then they are left footed and if --

    --Oh crap forget it-

    --[xx(][xx(]--JIMBO
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  • jimdeere
    quote:Originally posted by He Dog
    Old wives tales Jim, each and every one. They taste like turtle which tastes more like frog legs or alligator than chicken. They can hold on for a good long time, but no one, anywhere, ever left a finger or hand in a snapping turtles mouth until it thundered.

    "What ya got there Jim?" "Dang snapping turtle grabbed me last Thursday, man I hope it thunders soon!"

    Dang, I knew they was pulling my leg!
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  • givette
    Looks like .22 shell casings in its mouth. Joe
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  • bama55
    "Once while swimming cross turtle creek
    Man them snappers right at my feet
    Sure was hard swimming cross that thing
    ???? ???? ????? ??????? ?? ?????????"[:D]

    Can anyone finish the last line????
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  • spryor
    quote:Originally posted by givette
    Looks like .22 shell casings in its mouth. Joe
    That, and a larger brass ball of some kind..?

    OR, David up and pieced its tongue.[;)]
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  • Frogbert
    It's the owners fault for training it to snap![:0][V] MY snapping turtle never bites and plays with my children in the back yard all day long![8D][^][:)]
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  • Warpig883
    They are not naturally mean. It is the owners who raise them and mistreat them which makes them mean and prone to bite.
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  • spryor
    I think it's on druge, just look at them eyes!!!
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  • sarge_3ad
    I had a neighbor who could butcher them real quick, but first he would cut off it's head and bleed it out real good. After he had it butchered he would turn the meat over to his wife who would debone it, wash the meat, and soak it in wine for a couple of days. Drain, rinse, bread and deep fry. Oh, what a treat!
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  • chollagardens
    turtle = nature
    turtle soup = nuture[:D]
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  • Nighthawk
    How about "ugly"?[:D]
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  • Talented
    Do they taste good ?
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  • Talented
    [:)] Ahaa
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  • Raupleminze
    Nature vs. Nurture

    looters......

    d02148d6d433be7dfb01e4c15c507326.th.jpg
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  • ace22
    "with both hands holding my dingalingaling"
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  • bama55
    quote:Originally posted by ace22
    "with both hands holding my dingalingaling"


    You got it. Sure would have hated having one of those in our old swimmin' hole.[:D]
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