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Wildlife » Turtle & bear » 9/04/2015 8:37 pm |
Snappers have a nasty temperament on land. As mentioned before they will go defensive ( sometimes offence ) when approached which includes hissing, snapping and make themselves look bigger, kinda cute actually - steer clear, the buggers have reach and bite. While I have never heard of an offensive attack in water I do remember hearing a couple stories of people being bit in the foot. Two things come to mind - the snapper was in ambush position waiting for food to come by and acidentally got its head stepped on resulting in a bite. Secondly, they are quite curious and wouldn't surprise me if once in a while a little curious kiss ends up being a bite. A marina in Penetang tells people not to swim in it because of the heavy presence of snapper, perhaps there has been an incident or two? One thing for sure is if you have no experience with them do not attempt to handle them - you can seriously injure the turtle or it can seriously injure you!
By the way, wicked shots
Photo Equipment and Technique » Waterproof cameras for paddling? » 9/02/2015 3:19 pm |
Photo Equipment and Technique » Waterproof cameras for paddling? » 9/02/2015 3:18 pm |
Post to bring up my count so I can post pics.
Wildlife » Cougars (Revisited) » 8/30/2015 10:44 pm |
Not sure about within the park but just east about an hour at a place called Wilno Tavern - numerous positive ID's.
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