Snapping turtle

bah could be that old SA thread about camel spiders.

They Run at 30 MILES AN HOUR!
And Can jump 3 FEET STRAIGHT UP!
While SQUEALING LIKE A PIG!
oh yeah, and THEY WILL EAT YOUR FACE OFF!

never did find out if there was even a shread of evidence but it was probably responsible for a few hundred cases of arachnophobia by the time it got locked.

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Man, you get mega points for that one. I only wish I had a good comeback…but I just can’t stop giggling.
Made my morning, though!

No, no, no. While I might occassionally be one, I’m not the son of one. Besides, most other people think my mom is nice. :stuck_out_tongue:

I’m sure she is. It was a reference to those sneaky elves in black leather with argyle socks and Uzzis hanging around the neighborhood with infra-red goggles, whispering cryptic remarks into radios. I thought we were done with that.

Check this one out

Aquarium’s new turtle snaps record
At 249 pounds, he’s the largest alligator snapping turtle
on display in the world

SDMB snapping turtle threads

http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=31436

http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=37794&highlight=alligator

c/o Anthracite here are some big 'uns.

http://www.turtleman.com/foto8.htm

http://www.turtleman.com/foto9.htm

Come now… Maybe the ones on the ground but there not exactly gonna be climbing the branches. :slight_smile: