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[–] [Deleted] 2 points (+2|-0)

spotted a ~1.5ft long snapping turtle chilling on a rock in a river the other day. ugly fuckers but neat.

[–] Owlchemy [OP] 2 points (+2|-0)

We had some in our farm lake when I was a kid. Some pretty dang big ones, too ... they are ugly.

They can also be fast and vengeful.

I went bow fishing with a friend when we were kids, and found one. Without saying anything he shot an arrow through the turtle.
The turtle looked up, made eye contact, and then charged at a speed faster than I thought they could move.
The arrow didn't seem to slow him down, just pissed him off.

Lucky for us, he couldn't climb a steep hill we ran up, so we got away.
But I learned to not fuck with turtles.

[–] Owlchemy [OP] 1 points (+1|-0)

Yeah, I had a few incidents myself as a kid. They are mean as hell.