Crane Crekk Wow!

[chub minnow]

I have seen dozens of alligator snappers this year including several smashed in the road near streams/lakes and ponds. All of the flooding must be doing them good?

[wildhunter066]

I looked on the mdc site and alligator snappers are considered rare and you can report the sighting but it does not say you must. I did call mdc and report it but i did it hoping they would find and take that monster out of crane they are fish eating machines!

[timsfly]

there is a really big snapper up by the ball field there in town, I've seen it a lot this spring, MDC knows where he is, they won't bother him, he is just doing his thing, but he has a nasty attitude

He'll measure 24" or bigger accross the shell, has a head as big as a softball, and he hisses alot, he is very pissy.

[Harps]

I also seen one of the largest alligator snapping turtles i have seen in a long time. No mane eating snakes thought thank god. That place just seems magical.

I'm going to have to check that out. I wouldn't fancy Crane to be suitable habitat for an alligator snapper as they prefer warmer water. Not saying that's not what it is, but as they say in Missouri, Show Me. Somebody take a photo and post it if you can. They should be reported when seen. The following location on the MDC website has several videos and other information about these turtles.

http://www.mdc.mo.gov/nathis/endangered/endanger/allsnap/

There is a good population of common snapping turtles in the creek, and that's also 99.99% of what you will see run over on the roads. I have been seeing a lot of common snappers on the roads myself this year.