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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01C9F4C3.CD8EAED0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I would beg to differ. I have read that for larger turtles this can = dislocate the spine by picking all the turtle's weight up on the tail. I = think it is an old method and I would never do it for a big turtle. To get them off a highway I approach from the rear and scoot them along = with a sweeping movement of my foot against the back of the shell by the = tail. I do so in a series of short moves so I don't flip and don't hurt = the turtle. If it is crossing the road push it in the direction it wants = to go. They may grip the road but a little push has never damaged toe = nails or injured the turtle. These re the pek days for turtle nesting. Pete Hope ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Christopher Majka=20 To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 10:48 AM Subject: Re: [NatureNS] snapping turtle pics Hi folks, I checked with John Gilhen on this who informed me that carrying a = snapping turtle by the base of the tail where it meets the plastron; a) = does not cause injury to the turtle; and b) is the safest way of moving = one (if you must absolutely do this). You must grasp it at the base of = the tail, and not halfway along it, and when carrying it the plastron = (i.e., the belly of the turtle) should face your leg, and not the = carapace (i.e., the back of the turtle). Trying to grab a snapping = turtle by the carapace behind the head could be a very dangerous = procedure, given the long, extremely flexible, and agile neck of a = snapping turtle.=20 In general, you should only move a snapping turtle if there is really = no other option (i.e., getting it out of the middle of a road). As John = said, "Trust me, you do not want to get a bite from a snapper." A = snapping turtle can be a really dangerous beast. Cheers, Chris Christopher Majka - Atlantic Canada Coleoptera http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Environment/NHR/atlantic_coleoptera.html c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01C9F4C3.CD8EAED0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.18783"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY=20 style=3D"WORD-WRAP: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space"=20 bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>I would beg to differ. I have read that = for larger=20 turtles this can dislocate the spine by picking all the turtle's weight = up on=20 the tail. I think it is an old method and I would never do it for a = big=20 turtle.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>To get them off a highway I approach = from the rear=20 and scoot them along with a sweeping movement of my foot against the = back of the=20 shell by the tail. I do so in a series of short moves so I don't flip = and don't=20 hurt the turtle. If it is crossing the road push it in the direction it = wants to=20 go. They may grip the road but a little push has never damaged toe nails = or=20 injured the turtle.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>These re the pek days for turtle=20 nesting.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Pete Hope</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dc.majka@ns.sympatico.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca">Christopher Majka</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, June 24, 2009 = 10:48=20 AM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] = snapping turtle=20 pics</DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT><FONT size=3D2 = face=3DArial></FONT><FONT=20 size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT><FONT = size=3D2=20 face=3DArial></FONT><BR></DIV>Hi folks, <DIV> = <DIV>I checked with John Gilhen on this&nbs= p;who informed me that carrying a snapping&= nbsp;turtle by the base of the tail wh= ere it meets the plastron; a) does not= cause injury to the turtle; and b)&nb= sp;is the safest way of moving one (if= you must absolutely do this). You mus= t grasp=20 = it at the <I>base</I> of the tail, and= not halfway along it, and when carryi= ng it the plastron (i.e.,=20 the belly of the turtle) should face your leg, and not = the=20 carapace (i.e., the back of the turtle). Trying to grab a snapping = turtle by=20 the car