Here Is A Little Story...

[vonreed]

I'm glad you figured it was a common snapping turtle, when I saw the pic I knew, but wasn't sure how I was gonna break the news to you and others, lol.

[Ham]

Regardless, a great story. Thanks for the pictures of the little guy.

Several decades ago my Dad and some fishing buddies were cleaning fish on a camping trip, and found a baby turtle in one of the fish. It was closed up tight in the fish's stomach, but revived once washed off. They released in back into the water and it swam off apparently no worse for wear.

Your little turtle would likely go all medieval on a small crawfish or an earthworm. Avoid the red Wigglers as a food source though. Too high in nitrogen to be healthy for the turtle.

It'd still turn it loose if it were me.

[gotmuddy]

I have a pet snapper that loves nightcrawlers.

[tjulianc]

I've seen one at the mouth of the Buffalo river. It was a big thing, resting up in the chunk rocks river left. We ended up scaring each other by surprise.