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I know this was well-intentioned advice, but please do not pick up snappers=
by their tail! Their tails are not meant to support their weight and lifti=
ng them like that can lead to vertebral fractures and spinal cord injury, e=
specially when the turtle is large. It would be safest to use a stout branc=
h or even a shovel (gently!) to persuade a large snapper to move if needed.=
You can use these tools to push them gently to the side of the road if the=
y won't walk. Keep yourself clear of the "bite zone", which includes the en=
tire front half of the animal. We handle them by lifting from the back, but=
I wouldn't recommend trying that without training/experience. =C2=A0Kathl=
een MacAulay
On Saturday, June 13, 2015 12:39 AM, Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.=
ca> wrote:
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Keith=E2=80=99s identification is correct, of course. =C2=A0For a turtle o=
n a paved road, it=E2=80=99s not easy to determine its direction of travel,=
so a guess has to be made when getting it off the pavement. =C2=A0Roadside=
gravel shoulders are popular egg-laying sites. =C2=A0Snapping turtles can =
be picked up by the base of the tail, but try to limit the time of carrying=
the turtle, and be very careful of course to watch out for its bite! =C2=
=A0Enjoy the nesting season of June & July. =C2=A0
Cheers from Jim in Wolfville
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34202507017_9023">I know this was well-intentioned advice, but please do no=
t pick up snappers by their tail! Their tails are not meant to support thei=
r weight and lifting them like that can lead to vertebral fractures and spi=
nal cord injury, especially when the turtle is large. It would be safest to=
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hovel (gently!)</span> to persuade a large snapper to move if needed. You c=
an use these tools to push them gently to the side of the road if they won'=
t walk. Keep yourself clear of the "bite zone", which includes the entire f=
ront half of the animal. We handle them by lifting from the back, but I wou=
ldn't recommend trying that without training/experience. </span></div> <di=
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11827" dir=3D"ltr"> <font id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1434202507017_12266" face=3D"A=
rial" size=3D"2"> On Saturday, June 13, 2015 12:39 AM, Jim Wolford <jimw=
olford@eastlink.ca> wrote:<br> </font> </div> <br><br> <div id=3D"yui_3=
_16_0_1_1434202507017_9767" class=3D"y_msg_container"><div id=3D"yiv1501570=
878"><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1434202507017_9766">Keith=E2=80=99s identifica=
tion is correct, of course. For a turtle on a paved road, it=E2=80=99=
s not easy to determine its direction of travel, so a guess has to be made =
when getting it off the pavement. Roadside gravel shoulders are popul=
ar egg-laying sites. Snapping turtles can be picked up by the base of=
the tail, but try to limit the time of carrying the turtle, and be very ca=
reful of course to watch out for its bite! Enjoy the nesting season o=
f June & July. <div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1434202507017_11546"><br><=
/div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1434202507017_10000">Cheers from Jim in Wolfvi=
lle<br><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1434202507017_9999"><br><div id=3D"yui_3_16_=
0_1_1434202507017_10001">Begin forwarded message:</div><br></div></div></di=
v></div><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div></body></html>
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