Quote Originally Posted by worldcupkeeper View Post
Great find and a nice looking young snapper aswell. If you find one again, try not to pick it up by the tail, holding a snapping turtle by the tail can cause vertebral damage, not trying to be rude but alot of people dont know that. Its better to hold them by the end of their shell, not a very convenient way to hold them but it works.
You know I started not to post that pic cause I knew that you guys were gonna give me a hard time about him holding it by its tail but it was only for a second while I snapped the picture... and its hard for an 11 year old to catch a snapper and hold onto it... I was proud that he was brave enough to get the lil guy and wanted to help him out... So many children these days are not raised to help animals esp. reptiles... That made me realize my hard work on raising him right has paid off!!! But I asure you we would not make a habit of carrying anything around by its tail...