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FrankenMauser · September 8, 2013, 10:58 PM

Yep.
They're brutal, when they decide they don't like you.

I had an alligator snapper and, later, a common snapper living in my backyard in Florida.
If you irritated either one, and it decided it didn't like you... it would chase you with its neck fully extended and mouth open. It's quite surprising, how fast turtles can run. And almost more surprising, how fast a grown man will run when a 50 lb alligator snapper is trying to clamp onto his achilles.

September 8, 2013, 10:58 PM	#26
FrankenMauser Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2008 Location: In the valley above the plain Posts: 13,424	Yep. They're brutal, when they decide they don't like you. I had an alligator snapper and, later, a common snapper living in my backyard in Florida. If you irritated either one, and it decided it didn't like you... it would chase you with its neck fully extended and mouth open. It's quite surprising, how fast turtles can run. And almost more surprising, how fast a grown man will run when a 50 lb alligator snapper is trying to clamp onto his achilles. __________________ Don't even try it. It's even worse than the internet would lead you to believe.