I've never seen a snapping turtle petted...

Thats honestly mind blowing... never in my life have i seen an American snapping turtle NOT sitting there, mouth wide open, snapping one after another after another

This Man got a whole blastoise sittin in his lap petting it like a little tea cup yorkie 😭 Edit: thankful for the ones who get it 😭😭

Protect this man at all costs

He has his very own dinosaur.

As a person studying zoology that’s pretty amazing especially considering this turtle wasn’t born in captivity and was wild. Snapping turtles are typically highly aggressive and are absolutely capable of taking your hand off.

Usually they hold them like mini guns and their mouth is always open ready to kill you. 😂

The happiest turtle on earth.

I've never seen a relaxed snapping turtle in my life. Until now. Unbelievable...

This is like living with a small wildcat. This snapping turtle could easily take 4 fingers and not even try. Amazing bond and he's even liking the touch of humans he just met. Very unique and majestic if you ask me. But, no one did. Lol

As a kid, I raised one from a half dollar size to around 8-10" till my mom made me turn it loose bc she didn't like seeing me feed it from my fingers. It was so gentle.

Wow, what a gentle giant. The man and turtle share a bond. What an amazing thing to see.

If I hadn’t seen this video clip, I would never believe it was possible to pet one, on the head, especially. Wow! Thank you for sharing, Ed! 😮😊❤

I’ve raised several thousand snapping turtles over my life, and they can be so smart and sweet. We had Chuck (as in Norris) for about 8 years before we released him. He loved pets and you could feed him with your fingers, he was so gentle. He lives in a large pond on our property now, and even though I’ve seen him, he’s never let anyone near him again. 😂 He’s happy with his hoards of ladies that keep him company. 🥰

The power of love right there.

I think we are starting to see and realize that reptiles do enjoy affection and will even seek it out. My tortoise is extremely cuddly. He wants to be with me all the time. It’s fascinating. Snappy is gonna change the way the world sees snappers

I love it I always say no matter the animal they all have some kind of a sensitive side to them when it comes to their parents lol human parents 🥰

You can even see in his beautiful eyes that he loves people and he loves this man I’m so thankful there are people in this world that love animals as much as I do and would pick up and care for any animal that is in need they are best friends look at him moving his little paws because he loves it when he’s getting attention such a beautiful animal

Glad this gentleman found a lifelong friend, this go to show you every animal has emotions and none of them are aggressive monsters.

this is the power of building a bond with an animal from birth/near birth.

And you can tell he is well cared for cause his shell looks nice and shiny not like normally all muddy.

Snappy is so amazing, loved how he was raised from a tiny guy, he is so loving, I rescued a snapping turtle last fall and he was very common and angry like!!

That is amazing. That's a lot of instinct he's supressing.

This has to be the most precious video on KZfaq.

That snapping turtle is so calm and relaxed like just looking at his body language as both of them are petting him and rubbing his chin

I love that these two found each other!

Wow, I've never seen a snapping turtle so calm

We have a common snapping turtle 🐢. His name is Thor. He's such character. Lol. We've had him since we found him in the woods alone the size of about a half dollar ( 50 cent piece) and he's never hissed or tried to bite. He's been my friend and is always friendly. Even though he looks like he's pissed off like someone killed his ancestors 😂😂🐢🐢💯

God bless this old man. Every turtle I’ve ever met I’ve bonded with. I wonder if I could move to glades and have the same results

He's absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!! You can tell he's taken care of really really well!

Snappy is the most friendly snapping turtle I've ever seen,I can tell because the man still has all of his fingers after 30 years with him

Removed the s from snapping turtle

Such a well behind gentleman. I have never seen one so clean and with such a beautiful undamaged shell. I would of named him Bowser

Damn, yeah.. definitely uncommon, most are aggressive, and seeing him just sitting there vibing with everyone is mind blowing. Simply amazing.

Some bonds are just meant to be just like these two were meant to be buddies for many many many years! Awesome to see and definitely makes your heart melt just a little bit to see something like this

He's a big baby

There's the guy who found a young croc that had been shot, he took him home, took a year to heal, and was then released but would come when called and the guy would lay in the river with the 18 ft croc, hug it and play in the water. The croc lived for 20 years or so and recently died.

He loves people because the only experience he's had with them has been extremely positive.

That's insane! I had a pet snapping turtle when I was a kid. They're not like snakes, they NEVER lose their aggression. Amazing.

Snappy is a big guy. How big will Snappy get? What do you feed ol boy and how long can he live?

I've seen a lot of messed up stuff in my day but this...this is a masterpiece. A man and a snapping turtle Lovin each other up.

That's the damndest thing I've seen in a minute. Even the few pet snapping turtles I've come across I'd never dream of this kind of interaction. They usually eat anything that comes within striking distance

I've never seen such a calm snapping turtle. A turtle of that size could snack on a finger.

Wow, thats quite a sight!! See these all over YT and they are always super agro and this one breaks the mold!!

I can imagine how cooperative that snapping turtle is at the vets

The cleanest snapping turtle on KZfaq thanks to this caring gentleman.

I've met a lot of snapping turtles in my years, and this can only be explained by the power of love.....🐢❤

this makes me want to cry… just a man and his buddy, truly amazing

Fascinating story. Snappy is definitely one of a kind. The only Non Snapping Snapping Turtle I've ever seen or heard of. Thank you for sharing. 👍👍👍

So Kool!!! Would love to see more stuff about him! Love you both ❤

He’s gorgeous! Snappy! 😍

Turtles feel all of that and compassion.....they feel when u touch thier shell and when it rains...just learned that....never knew....

That's awesome and shows you just how intelligent they are!

I think if I visited this turtle I would cry my favorite is turtles!!! And to love on a snapping turtle is amazing.

In 1929 my father was an orphan in Conway South Carolina. The depression was on and the orphanage was secretly abusing the children so he left! He met up with another homeless child and they hung out together and built a little shack by the river. They found a turtle! So being kids they started teasing it my father got too close and you can guess what happened the turtle was a snapping alligator turtle and locked onto my fathers foot. One of the boys said the only weigh a total will let go would be if it heard the sound of lightning and thunder. So there was a tobacco warehouse nearby and he limped over there with the turtle on his foot. One of the boys picked up a stick and was banging the hell out of the building to make it sound like a lightning storm. Dad had lost a lot of blood and was about to pass out when several men came running because the building the tin shed was a tobacco sales auction and everyone heard the frantic banging and came outside. Once they saw that the turtle had my fathers foot, one of the man took out a knife and decapitated the turtle and freed up my dads foot. We were all raised in Arizona so even the tortoise that you occasionally find out here we were petrified of! The man took my father to the hospital and after that the police rounded up all of the homeless boys and took them all back to the same orphanage. My father joined the army just before the war and in 1945 The Army air Corps became the United States Air Force well my father made a lateral transfer and stayed in for 26 years. Here is a joke for you: Guy walks into a restaurant and tells the waitress. “ Give me a bowl of Turtle Soup 🍲 AND MAKE IT SNAPPY!🎉

I met Snappy several years ago at a turtle function. Was just as amazed

He has to be the most calm snapping turtle as I've ever seen ❤

Snappy is awesome. ❤

Snapping turtle has to be one of the most badass pets you can own

This is probably the only snapping turtle to revive love like this - truly living a unique life for both parties.

He's so chill!😮

that is one of the most calmest snapping turtles I've ever seen

He,s awesome. Its wonderful to be able to examine him up close and personal. Every other ive seen is moving orswimming so quickly out of sight that its made them hard to examine or study. Hopefully youve been able to learn alot about them id love to know so much more about it. As a child growing up in the sixties my family had a silver bullet camper and dad took us all over Canada in it. Summertimes up in Algonquin park and on various lakes we,d see them Snappy just brought me way way back to those memories i thought id lost. Wonderful days. Thank you from Niagara Falls Ontario Canada ❤❤❤

That's the happiest snapping turtle I've ever seen ever.

That's so cool respect to the man who saved snappy🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢👍

I love this man!

They have the most beautiful eye color

That's so cute love can tame anything

Such a beautiful bond! I have a 15 year old common snapping turtle named Goliath. He's 15 years old. My husband & I have had him since he was a baby. He is so much like Snappy!

This kind of made me tear up a little, that’s beautiful.

The kind of news that I want to see everyday. people are beautiful and loving everywhere

He's one big and beautiful snapping turtle bless both of them

The fact they both still have all their fingers shows just how good they are.

Snappy is such a cool turtle 👍👍👍👍🤠

That's the calmest one I've seen to date. Made me anxious.

I have never been more unbelievably jealous of someone so bad in my entire fucking life

the eyes of that little guy speak so loudly he is full of love

That is insane. A calm happy snapper is definitely rare

Beautiful animal & I'd bet good money his demeanor was developed from your kindness. We could all have great pets, if we spent some time & love with them.

snappy is a chill dude

That is flat out amazing

had it since a baby,,, it proves if you love and care for an animal it will trust you ... TRUELY amazing to see a calm predicable snapper

Friendliest snapper I have ever seen. None will be like this one

I never thought I’d live long enough to see a snapping turtle with the demeanor of a Labrador. I’m stunned Reminds me of The Never Ending Story

He tolerates people, and love you my guy.

This is the chillest snapper I've ever seen

Such a good turtle

That's so freaking cool!!!

This Turtle knows that man saved him and his friend for life

Absolutely amazing! So cool

Better than kids. No sas. no attitude.awesome.

Love is truly universal

This is absolutely amazing and super cool I have never seen a snapping turtle this calm he's a chunker too 👍👍👍

Awhh just made my day this mans joyness in his snappy

Amazing bond !! Majestic animal ! 🐢

That's such a "clean" snapping turtle, that would awesome to find any common or alligator snapping turtle as a tiny baby. Especially alligator snapping turtles, they're super cool looking when that tiny. It's probably because not only has he raised it since a baby, but he has held, laid down and interacted with it constantly. Although still pretty unusual for those turtles to be that receptive to humans.

Amazing, I had these as pets as a kid in Michigan. That turtle can take those fingers right off. But he's just a sweetheart.

That's unbelievably *FASCINATING* ....I would have to see it to believe this.... he's definitely a keeper....take care of that kind " *UNCOMMON* " soul, seriously.

So cute.

He is gorgeous