For many species of turtle the first line of defense when picked up is to pee on you.
Its not pleasant. I spent some time working with Western Pond Turtles one summer...

That's cool tho!


On Sun, 22 Aug 2004 17:57:21 -0500, "DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote:

>>Found a turtle jogging across the front lawn.
>>
>>No, I mean jogging, as in going about as fast
>>as I walk. And a livly little dude it was.
>>Tried to pick it up and it held onto the grass
>>then instead of ducking into its shell, tried to
>>reach around and bite me. Didn't hide one time.
>>
>>It's now got a home out back, away from the street
>>and within turtle distance of the creek. Plenty
>>of bugs and stuff.
>>
>>I'll need a sign "Beware of Turtle!"

 

i found one the other day it was so big , we couldn't pick it up . we were
three which i had the camera.
"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:ux9Wc.57982$wo.51004@okepread06...
> Found a turtle jogging across the front lawn.
>
> No, I mean jogging, as in going about as fast
> as I walk. And a livly little dude it was.
> Tried to pick it up and it held onto the grass
> then instead of ducking into its shell, tried to
> reach around and bite me. Didn't hide one time.
>
> It's now got a home out back, away from the street
> and within turtle distance of the creek. Plenty
> of bugs and stuff.
>
> I'll need a sign "Beware of Turtle!"
>
>
> --
> DougW
>
>

 

i found one the other day it was so big , we couldn't pick it up . we were
three which i had the camera.
"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:ux9Wc.57982$wo.51004@okepread06...
> Found a turtle jogging across the front lawn.
>
> No, I mean jogging, as in going about as fast
> as I walk. And a livly little dude it was.
> Tried to pick it up and it held onto the grass
> then instead of ducking into its shell, tried to
> reach around and bite me. Didn't hide one time.
>
> It's now got a home out back, away from the street
> and within turtle distance of the creek. Plenty
> of bugs and stuff.
>
> I'll need a sign "Beware of Turtle!"
>
>
> --
> DougW
>
>

 

i found one the other day it was so big , we couldn't pick it up . we were
three which i had the camera.
"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:ux9Wc.57982$wo.51004@okepread06...
> Found a turtle jogging across the front lawn.
>
> No, I mean jogging, as in going about as fast
> as I walk. And a livly little dude it was.
> Tried to pick it up and it held onto the grass
> then instead of ducking into its shell, tried to
> reach around and bite me. Didn't hide one time.
>
> It's now got a home out back, away from the street
> and within turtle distance of the creek. Plenty
> of bugs and stuff.
>
> I'll need a sign "Beware of Turtle!"
>
>
> --
> DougW
>
>

 

i found one the other day it was so big , we couldn't pick it up . we were
three which i had the camera.
"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:ux9Wc.57982$wo.51004@okepread06...
> Found a turtle jogging across the front lawn.
>
> No, I mean jogging, as in going about as fast
> as I walk. And a livly little dude it was.
> Tried to pick it up and it held onto the grass
> then instead of ducking into its shell, tried to
> reach around and bite me. Didn't hide one time.
>
> It's now got a home out back, away from the street
> and within turtle distance of the creek. Plenty
> of bugs and stuff.
>
> I'll need a sign "Beware of Turtle!"
>
>
> --
> DougW
>
>