snapping turtles.

This post is a little off topic, but people ask to see the pictures and it'd be convenient to just send them here.

Caught this snapping turtle earlier this spring. She was in about 20-30 inches of water and I was able to sneak up behind her and grab her by the tail. I then had to paddle back to the dock with one arm, while holding her upside down so that she could bite nothing more than the bottom of the boat. As I got back to the dock, my uncle saw what I had and came down to take some pictures. After showing everyone the turtle, I released her.

in the photos, you can see how deep I reached into the water by looking at my wet sleeve.