I found one a few years ago crossing a street. It wasn’t gonna make it, so I took it home.
Wife hated it, then became found of “Fredrick”.

He died. What do y’all recommend. We have a secured backyard, small koi pond.

I pick up box turtles all the time and bring to my boss and he releases them on his place in Poetry. Next one I get, I'll pm you.

They are better than a pit bull!

Is that one of those Super Murder Box Turtles?

I will pass on that one.

Snapping turtle. One bad dude!

Just a little pocket gator.

I went to a friend of a friends house once and they had a giant tortoise in the backyard. Not sure if the breed or species but with its head up it was probably about 2 feet high. Pretty cool actually.

Some tortoises can live for a couple hundred years! I find that so amazing.

That's kind of you.

We have a large snapper that comes by and says hi couple times a week

My pond is loaded with them. Cathy loved to catch the.

Hmn, turtles.

For GAWD sakes! Someone tell her to chew with her mouth closed! I think I made it 8 seconds in

She probably eats bats also

I almost through up bro.

More precisely an alligator snapping turtle their max size is reported to exceed 300lbs but they are extremely rare over 100. Common snapping turtles max out at 75 lbs and are rare over 25.

That's how they chew. Go to a Toyota service dept waiting room at lunchtime.

Oh I know, LOL.

I still feel bad for running one over about a year ago. It was in the middle of my county road. Bet it was 60 lbs at least. I was late for something and since it was sitting in the middle of the road, I figured Id straddle it. Well it must have taken off fast as soon as I got over it because it made it under the back wheel of my truck, broke part of its shell. Ive pulled over and moved turtles out of the road before, but was in a hurry. Should have stopped and corralled it out of the road.

I remember as a kid coming across a monster alligator snapper in the pasture by our house in arkansas by the pond. From what I remember, it was probably the same size as this one, over 50 lbs. We spent the day poking sticks at it and watching it bite them in half.

#Covid-2021

They are supposedly better off if yiu leave them alone. Otherwise they are always moving trynig to get back home. Google.it up.

That being said I'vd been watching for a box turtle for my backyard. Kids would dig it.

Turtle Soup
Turtle Soup Recipe photo by Taste of Home

Total Time
Prep: 25 min. Cook: 2-1/4 hours

Makes
4-6 servings

Ingredients
1-1/3 pounds turtle meat
4-1/2 cups water
2 medium onions
1 bay leaf
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1-1/4 teaspoons salt
5 tablespoons butter, cubed
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons tomato puree
3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1/3 cup chicken broth
2 hard-boiled large eggs, chopped
1/4 cup lemon juice
Chopped fresh parsley, optional

Directions
In a heavy 4-qt. saucepan, bring turtle meat and water to a boil. Skim off foam. Chop 1 onion and set aside. Quarter the other onion; add to saucepan along with bay leaf, cayenne pepper and salt. Cover and simmer for 2 hours or until the meat is tender. Remove meat with a slotted spoon and cut into 1/2-in. cubes; set aside. Strain broth and set aside. Rinse and dry saucepan; melt butter over medium-high heat. Cook chopped onion until tender. Add flour; cook and stir until bubbly and lightly browned. Whisk in reserved broth; cook and stir until thickened. Reduce heat; stir in tomato puree and Worcestershire sauce. Simmer,
uncovered, for 10 minutes. Add chicken broth, eggs, lemon juice and meat. Simmer for 5 minutes or until heated through. Garnish with parsley if desired.

Lol, my wife's grandmother once told me she ate sea turtles....... I told her you cant eat sea turtles.... her reply was oh yes you can they taste delicious! Lol, This was way way back in the day when her husband was a shrimper.