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I saved a turtle today!

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He was walking away from the local river towards a park, I brought him back.
He did manage to bite me though right before I got him in the water! It was my own fault cause i put my hand infront of his face to reach for my phone for a picture.

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Added:	6 years, 10 months ago 12 Jun 2017 07:16 CEST

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Ryusett

6 years, 10 months ago

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Laska vs turtle Laska almost wins but turtle takes a bite ahead

Alaskafox

6 years, 10 months ago

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@ Ryusett

xD

I named him pinky. That's where he bit me hehe

Ryusett

6 years, 10 months ago

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@ Alaskafox

So he's a pinky in the lead 😹

KimbaLion

6 years, 10 months ago

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a very good day for you ^^
and the best day for the little turtle *meow*

Alaskafox

6 years, 10 months ago

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@ KimbaLion

Indeed ^^
Though he sure showed me his gratitude hahaha.

I named him pinky, cause that's where he bit me :P

Ziion

6 years, 10 months ago

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this is literally all i can think of reading this
http://i.imgur.com/hPB1nea.jpg

Alaskafox

6 years, 10 months ago

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@ Ziion

Hahahaha!
Lucky for me I knew what species he was already, he was definitely an aquatic turtle.
A western painted turtle: http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/Care/caresheetpicture...

SebastianTheRoo

6 years, 10 months ago

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i onetime saved a baby fawn

Alaskafox

6 years, 10 months ago

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@ SebastianTheRoo

Nice!
I think it actually feels really good to be a part of an animal rescue, doesnt it?

SebastianTheRoo

6 years, 10 months ago

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@ Alaskafox

yea it does

SebastianTheRoo

6 years, 10 months ago

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@ Alaskafox

also cared for the fawn till it grew up, poor thing lost its mother, man that was a fun time

ThaPig

6 years, 8 months ago

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@ SebastianTheRoo

Did you throw it in a river?

Alaskafox

6 years, 8 months ago

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@ ThaPig

Well I didn't throw it per say, but yes I placed it in a river near by.

moyomongoose

6 years, 10 months ago

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You are lucky it wasn't a snapping turtle...Those can easily take off a finger.

I have saved many box turtles from where they chose to sunbathe on roads and highways.

I saved a snapper from a highway once...But I had a rake with me at the time, and used the rake to push the turtle off the road. That snapping turtle viciously attacked that rake like you would not believe.

Alaskafox

6 years, 10 months ago

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@ moyomongoose

Yeah haha, it was actually being quite a good sport up until it had a clear moment to bite me.
Lucky I knew how to handle a turtle like that, I just underestimated how much attention it was paying to my hand haha.

moyomongoose

6 years, 10 months ago

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Edited 6 years, 10 months ago by Owner

As messed up as it sounds, in some parts of the U.S., there are actually the nut jobs out there, that if they see you rescuing a turtle, they will dial 911 on their cell phones and report that you are "harassing and molesting the wildlife"...or try to report you as being a poacher.

Those kind of wingnuts are so Hellbent on "hands off the wildlife", they would rather see an animal get squashed beneath the wheels of a car or truck than to see someone take them to safety.

Alaskafox

6 years, 10 months ago

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@ moyomongoose

Some people are quite short sighted.

moyomongoose

6 years, 10 months ago

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@ Alaskafox

...And just plain stupid...and nosey.
I guess those kind of people get the illusion they are a Marvel comic book super hero when ever they seize the excuse to hit that #9 key and #1 key twice on their cell phone to stir up some kind of shit on someone.

It's like, with a jumpsuit and a cape, "Here comes Captain Tattle-Tale!...Quick to dial 911 on all bad guys and evil doers!"...And if you try to get away, Captain Tattle-Tale will follow you allover town in his nerd-mobile until you get caught.

ThaPig

6 years, 8 months ago

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My brother and I once found a turtle covered in leeches. We grabbed it and pulled the leeches off and then let it go. It ran and jumped into the river.

Alaskafox

6 years, 8 months ago

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@ ThaPig

Feels good eh? :)

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