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Step 1: don’t hold it

How to pick up a turtle: 1. Compliment the turtle on his looks 2. Offer to buy him a drink 3. Get to know him a little while you have a few drinks 4. Suggest he come back to your place with you

Turtle: "Make sure you put your hands really close to my mouth."

The turtle was very cooperative.

Warning - some snapping turtles have an incredibly long necks and can snap off fingers. Best not to touch them at all.

I think I'll stick to my method. Hasn't failed yet. I simply....don't pick up a snapping turtle. 😁

DAMN, BOY! HE THICC! THAT'S A THICC ASS BOY!

step 1: don't try this at home. snappers are incredibly unpredictable

Step one: Don't Fuck Around Ignoring Step one Step Two: Find out.

Thank you for actually saying that the tail is bad for them. So many people online probably ended up killing these poor creatures from spinal cord damage.

"Here's how to cuddle with Bowzer"

Nope nope nope. That had longer nails than the girl in my class, no where you grab is entirely safe 😂

Turtle: *I KNOW you are judging my chonk- I just have a slow metabolism* 🤔💚🤣

I never actually thought about it but picking it up from the tail would actually be pretty bad. It's funny bc people know not to pick animals like cats/dogs and stuff up like that by their tail. I wonder why people (like me lol) thought that snappers were excluded from that rule. Not saying from experience, I don't plan on ever touching one even with this new knowledge. I like my fingers.

Snappers are such cool creatures!!

There's somebody that knows how to pick up an animal

My uncle gave my 8 good reasons to not pickup a snapper. It was 8 cuz he counts on his fingers.

Nice turtle man I always love catching snappers and it’s nice to see more people teaching about how to properly hold them

How to get poo on your forearm. I grew up with reptiles so i speak from experience

I would leave that thing alone!!

He forgot to mention that they’ll urinate and/or excrete feces on you sometimes.

Dang I’m glad those don’t live around me they look mean af 😂

Never pick up a Ronco Chomp-o-matic by the tail! 😅😅😅

I watched enough Turtleman to know how to hold a snapping turtle… hold my beer

I find the best way to pick them up is to feign a back problem and have someone else do it.

I love how he looked happy when you picked him up 😂

Get him a pepperoni pizza.

Best way to hold a snapper is **let it hold your arm with its mouth** than you can start carrying it around.

Looks like dinner to me

She's an absolute beaut ! Just look at this specimen. Amazing.

That is an immensely beautiful specimen!

camera man passed the vibe check with the turtle

That turtle had high tolerance.

Turtle is like "wtf is this guy doing to me"

I feel like if I had to move one of these guys, I’d want a pair of thick 15th century plate gauntlets just in case. Even then I feel like one of these guys could shear through the metal

............... and when the turtle sheers off 3 of your fingers REMEMBER THAT IT WAS YOUR FAULT!!! When nature tells you "DON'T TOUCH!" LISTEN!

Thanks for the PSA on the danger shell

Im here because I’m in Florida and these guys find their way to the roads. Now I have a better idea on how to save on from getting destroyed by a semi truck.

Thank you for making this, you probably saved so many turtles. People don’t realize how heavy these guys can actually get and that their tail is connected to their spine. They’re hardy animals but they deserve respect

Step 1: leavs it tf alone🤣

Beautiful prehistoric looking turtle 😍

Thanks I will consider your advice when I sit all day waiting for a snapper to come out of the pond.

Grabbing them under the belly is fun when they have a full bladder. 🤣🤣🤣

Thank you... there was one struggling to get up a curb (trying to get back to the stream) i had a bookshelf in our car and i grabbed one of the shelves and raised him up like an elevator 😂 It was very hard though! He was a heavy boy

I really like turtles especially snapping turtles I'm loving this content about them (:

Never planned on ever holding a snapping turtle even if I see one but good advice for people insane enough to try

Thanks for this *BASIC LIFE-SKILL LESSON*

Haha! I stopped in the road on my scooter and moved one. I grabbed him by the sides like that and I swear he ALMOST reached around to bite my hand. They have long necks lol. Got by unscathed.

just imagine if those types of turtles are known to be the fastest creatures in the world.

Thank you. I'm good at getting em to bite a tree branch and drag em across

Got bit and almost lost a finger once trying to feed one grass. I was an unintelligent child

Step 1: put your hands gently inside your pockets. Step 2: turn on your heel and proceed moving forward. 😊 No harm to you or the animal, you're welcome. (Side note, these are powerful creatures that are capable of amputations of anything unfortunate to be close to the mouth)

Those back claws can get you if you hold one by the sides.

Look at those big dino tootsies 😍

So thankful for this info I will never use. I was out when he talked about the reach.

"All" can get you if you're holding them from the sides

Ngl .... I low-key expecting this line We deliver these guys to your door steps alive 😂

How to pick up a turtle: Buy a Cheese pizza ....80s baby know

Next up: How to give him CPR

Not bad audio… good audio, I like turtles and crickets

Now I know how to handle the snapper turtle.

Is it wrong for me to think the snapping turtles are adorable❤

Better get consent for that last hold. I'm sure I saw that turtle smiling. 😂😂😂

He’s a true beauty!!!

That's the calmest snapping turtle I've ever seen. Every one that I ever came across appeared to be highly bothered and pissed off from the rip!

Interesting, but nothing I ever have to worry about doing. Because I won't. 😊

I like how any time you pick him up he opens his mouth in anger and protest 😂

I have moved a few out of the road. One thing you didn't mention is they will pee on you and it reeks. I usually find a stout stick and just kind of gently push them off the pavement in the direction they are heading.

He is a beautiful turtle ❤❤❤

Very nice. Ive pulled several of them out of the road and i will try this next time.

Why do anyone need to pick it up

First cousin will sleep with this snapping turtle 🐢

Thank you for advice I find them in road all the time in North Carolina and people are scared to move them from road by tail , I don’t mean pain so this helps ❤

You can pick them up by the tail. Support the the underside of the turtle when you do. They will not be able to bite or scratch if you do it right

Those things are vicious if provoked. They strike like a snake.

Saved a snapping turtle by doing this exact technique when I saw one chilling off a highway exit ramp in NJ. Coolest turtles ever btw

I think this turtle is kept as a pet. I have owned two in my life and this is how they behave. Wild snappers usually try to run.

Let him clamp onto your hand and then just raise your arms😂

Best step: dont Another best step: hold like heavy burger

Live by a pond. Found one that was about an eight pounder in the road. Picked him too close the the front and found out how sharp his nails are.

IT'S ok I DONT WANT to hold it anyway

He was acting pretty good

I always grabbed them behind the head and above the tail.

It's crazy to me how far their reach is. How far can they bite?

Thats either a pet or a captive snapper. No way in hell would a wild anapper let you handle them that easily. Would love to see you handling a wild snappe that size

I pick up snappers by using other people's arms.

Aw look at little Angry Snapping Turtle of Finger removal... ain't he cute?

I'm sure that mitch McConnell told you this.

Beautiful creatures!

He loves having his belly rubbed! Lol

The most secure way to handle a snapper is to let him clamp down on your wrist. This way no matter how hard you try to fling him, he won't fall.

I appreciate the help. I wanna help to carry a snapping turtle, but knowing me, I’m most likely going to see them only in Asian fish market

It’s best to grab the shell above the tail and right behind the head, good spots for a firm grip.

You have to get right in front of them and wave your finger in front of its face. It literally hypnotizes them, and at that point you just cradle it like a baby. “Boop the snoot” periodically to let it know you are not a threat. Hope this helps! 😇🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿

I Love turtle❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

I thought that was his man parts at the end of the video 😂

While I love all sorts of animals, this one would be big no-no to touch or even get near. And if it needs medical attention, better to call professionals. I really like my fingers, my horses would be upset if I would lose them - I couldn´t scritch properly! This big guy seemed a more chill, but I don´t think they would usually appreciate someone holding them around their...more sensitive area :D

We have a 50 plus acre pond just across the road from our house, it’s got snappers of all sizes, occasionally they wander near enough to the house during egg laying season, (right now), that I do move them, my trick is one hand right behind the head on the shell, one near the tail…they a prolific squirters and it’s wretched…avoid it if possible…the head is fast, agile, and has reach, never been tagged, and would rather not…second choice just behind the front legs, they dig you with the rears… but it’s tolerable…

A few days ago I was on my way to work and saw a small snapping turtle trying to cross the road. I stopped my car picked it up and set it down on the other side of the road where it was trying to get to. I tell my colleagues about it and a few days later this comes up in my feed.