Dave
Hello!
I didn't thnk turtles - big softshell or snappers would bother swimmers
or snorklers unless they are stepped on or molested in some way. Even
when stepped on, a snapper will usually opt to try and make a run for
it. Usually it's out of water where they are awkward and vulnerable that
they are more dangerous. Locally we have spiny softshell- Apalone
spinifer that lives on sandbars in the Youghiogheny River. In
Connellsville they sometimes make the local news when kids or fishermen
catch these rather unusual turtles.
While on the subject of big freshwater turtles - has anyone had or heard
of anyone who has had any close encounters while noodling - as the
practice of feeling around in underwater holes and under logs for big
catfish is called down south?
Jeff
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