[NatureNS] Massive Snapping Turtle at the Herbert River Trail

Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2015 19:11:50 -0300 (ADT)
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   <em>&#160;I had a prof in university who looked like that.</em>
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   <em>Maybe he became a snapper in the next life!<br/></em>
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   <em>Enjoy the spring<br/></em>
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   <em>Paul<br/></em>
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   <!-- <![endif] -->On June 12, 2015 at 6:57 PM Keith Lowe &#60;mythos25@l=
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    <p class=3D"MsoNormal">I=E2=80=99m sure it would be a common sighting f=
or some on this list but I just ran across the biggest turtle I ever saw. I=
 think it is a Common Snapping Turtle but correct me if I=E2=80=99m wrong.<=
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    <p class=3D"MsoNormal">It was right in the middle of the trial on my wa=
y back. ATVs do go on this trail but it was very large and I=E2=80=99m sure=
 it would be readily seen well in advance. I always stop to move a turtle a=
cross the road if I see one crossing a road which has cars. I assume that i=
s okay? What about this instance with the snapper. Picking it up would not =
be an option but should I have tried to encourage to cross the trial? I don=
=E2=80=99t know that was its intention though, maybe it just wanted to stop=
 in the middle and bask in the sun.</p>=20
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    <p class=3D"MsoNormal">I have a few pics here. I should have put someth=
ing in one of the frames for perspective because these pics do not convey i=
ts massive size.</p>=20
    <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><a href=3D"https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=3DF201=
A4640851D037&id=3Df201a4640851d037%2151219">https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=
=3DF201A4640851D037&#38;id=3Df201a4640851d037%2151219</a></p>=20
    <p class=3D"MsoNormal">&#160;</p>=20
    <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Keith Lowe</p>=20
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