Cooter Rage

[88 Bronco]

[The_Cannon]

Snapping turtles are some bad mofos...I had a turtle for a pet (not a snapping one) for 12 years as a kid they're actually pretty fun to have. I've been trying to find one now for the past two years with no luck.

[zebrainz]

A "Fish" Story

Me, my dad and his friend with a house on the lake were in a 14 ft aluminum boat. We would pull up into a cove and the guy that lived there would cast for bass while dad and me dropped lines over the side for catfish. Hooked what I thought was at least a 25 pound cat. Turns out it was a snapping turtle. The guy that lived there insisted on bringing into the boat, said he was going to make turtle soup. I remember the thing being at least 2 ft across. It got loose and commenced to hissing, snapping and chasing us around this suddenly tiny boat. Dad had a .22 in his tackle box for snakes and the other guy pulls out this big old bowie knife. Both of 'em missed the hell out of the turtle from less than 3 ft, sometimes closer. Screaming and hollering like little girls we were. I can't remember how, but I guess we finally managed to get far enough out it's way so it could climb back over the side and into to water. Turtle-1, Tool Wielding Humans-0.

True story. I was 14 years old back in 1974. I'll soon turn 51 and have yet to taste turtle soup. I learned 2 things:

1. Never shoot a firearm into the bottom of a boat.

2. I guess sometimes the turtle eats you (well almost).

Saw Cooter in the thread title and couldn't resist.

[Darth Urious]

that's not a cooter... this is a cooter...

[88 Bronco]

Try finding a youtube video of one of those pissed. And becareful if you google search cooter rage...

[Darth Biscuit]

Those things are quick as hell... me and a buddy caught one when I was about 12, and our adult neighbor came over and was messing with it... almost took his fingers off.

[Boltergeist]

I thought this was a cooter

[Murph]

Thought this thread was about a former Huddler

[Darth Urious]

[TarPanther9180]

[bleys]

that's not just any snapping turtle y'all... they aren't from 'round these parts.

wonder what the owner will do once it starts getting huge..