Red eared sliders wild in T.O.

[Bristen]

just in case it's of interest to anybody, I've owned a "wild caught RES" for a few years... I have no idea how long it had been left in the wild, but a friend of mine once gave me a "wild" turtle she caught in a blueberry field... definately a RES and I kept it for a few years before getting rid of all my turtles...

I live on the east coast (New Brunswick) and I would say our winters are way "harsh-er" than southern Ontario.. it would be interesting to know how long it had been around and if it had managed to survive our New Brunswick winters... anyways, they are creeping up here and there unfortunately.. haven't heard about any "wild" RES around here in a long time though.. may of been somebody locally that let the turtle go that summer, who knows...

Bristen.

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Doug:
There's something about it hiding behind those few blades of grass that makes it look sinister

Here's the devil himself...

He was actually pretty friendly, until I took him out of the lake...
Ryan

[Cake]

He was actually pretty friendly, until I took him out of the lake...

lol.........It amazing how they are so calm in the water, just lazely swimming around, but once you grab em and pull em out of the water, they get that mouth open, and start snapping.

Fantaistic pics by the way guys. But you still cant beat Ryan's Blanding's pic. That one is sweet

[wetlander]

What was the weight of that monster? Its head looks large enough to swallow my fist.

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He was one of the largest Snapping turtles I've ever photographed. I didn't weigh him but I am comfortable with estimating his weight at 30+lbs. I've handled plenty of large turtles and then weighed them so my best guesses are sometimes pretty accurate.
Cheers,
Ryan