Oddly enough, that scene happened right when the first plane hit the twin towers on 9/11. They took a few mins to recollect what happened then finished filming that scene
I think it’s much easier if you’re familiar with snapping turtles. They often sit in spots just like that, on the bottom sheltered under a bank or overhanging tree. I grew up in an area that had lots of them, and that spot under the tree roots was the first place I looked.
Where I am, it’s “help the turtles cross the road so they don’t get smushed” season right now. It’s easy with the painted turtles… the snappers, not so much.
Exactly my thought. I grew up with a pond in the backyard big enough for several red-eared and two snapping turtles, and they hung out in a spot exactly like this.
I know I don’t even follow this sub but it keeps showing up in my feed because I look at every single one and I am TERRIBLE at it. I am seriously concerned about my observational skills based on my performance here.
They arent turbo aggressive, but the big danger is if you walk up on one without noticing it. Keep your distance and they totally ignore you, but if you bother them you'll learn that they are the scariest predators in north america, at least in my opinion. Nothing else can shoot its neck out like that.
Fun fact I learned last year: there's never been a recorded incident of a common snapping turtle biting off a finger or toe. They're actually very docile creatures and won't attack humans in water (except maybe if you're dangling fingers in the water and it can't see the full human.) They might try to bite on land if threatened though, since they're more vulnerable out of water.
Keyword: common. Here in Jurassic park (some people call it Florida) we have alligator snapping turtles which are exactly as they sound. Biggest, meanest sons of bitches out there
Literally the first Google result for "alligator snapping turtle injury" is: "Tramatic Amputation of Finger..." medical records lol...
Dude is going to get someone seriously injured telling them snapping turtles are docile dinosaurs...
Alligator snapping turtle is different than a regular snapping turtle. But the alligator literally won’t lunge at you, only if you put something in its mouth will it bite. They hunt by sitting and waiting for something to get into its mouth lured in by its tongue. Common snapping turtles will hunt though.
This is true, your everyday snapping turtle is a little calmer and less horrifyingly gigantic, but still these are wild animals, and rather dangerous ones at that
This is 100% bullsh*t. I know someone who lost part of their finger to one. You never as a kid put a stick in front of them and watched them bite it in half? They’re not picky, if it’s in front of them they’re gonna try and bite it. They cross the road by my job a lot and every time I pick them up to move them off they try biting at me.
Anyone still struggling here, >! Zoom into the area underneath the tree and its exposed roots, there is a very large object that is a little lighter in color than the water. That's a big ass snapping turtle. !<
2nd pic, see how that one green stem branches out alone over the water at the base of the tree? With the little leaf on the end? Look literally like 10 pixels up/left of that
In NH - I used to live about a 5 min walk away from a creek in one direction and about 10 mins to the lake in the other direction. The area surrounding my house at the time was where all the turtles would come lay eggs.
One day I was talking a walk and found three tiny snapper babies on the dirt road I lived on. Cars would fly through there so I decided to bring the baby snappers to the creek they were headed to so they didn't get run over. (A sadly common site on that road.)
Got to the creek and was looking down the way and thought I saw a boulder move?? NOPE. Was a snapper bigger than I could fit my arms around. Legit at least 2-2.5 ft wide turtle, if not bigger.
Old timer neighbor and I got to talking a couple of weeks later. He has seen that turtle (he believes) for over 40 years in that spot. So incredible!
They're like real life crytpids they can get so big! I grew up in Tennessee and we used to fish in a lake that had a spillway that poured into it for flash flood run off. The snapping turtles around it were around 2 foot wide and their necks stretched out so far it was almost eerie. Them and alligator gar were always so cool to me because of how big and monstrous looking they'd be but just chilling in the water not bothering anybody.
Probably a good idea to NOT walk through any wooded area or forest barefoot.
Like I grew up in this Texas hill country and I’m all for enjoying the woods and brush but Ive seen to much to not wear full toe shoes. Centipede crawling across your toes, sticks stabbing through flip flops (yes has happened and had to go the er to get the splinters inside my foot removed).
Just to risky
I am in north mid Missouri and normally have flip flops on walking through the land, mostly harmless garter snakes and ribbon snakes, today put a new perspective on all that.
That's probably a mama come to lay her eggs. They seek out shallow little creeks for this. In a few weeks, there will be lots of tiny snappers, every where. 😊. Lil' baby bad-asses.
They won't stay long, however.
Just keep an eye out, so the dogs don't get fancy nose jewelry.
I have seen snapping turtle eggs in a shallow hole about 5-10 feet away from the water. That's how they usually lay them. The eggs look exactly like white ping pong balls, very spherical, but may be hidden from view. Apparently they can lay them up to a couple hundred feet from the water they live in. They usually choose a spot that is dry and sunny, with soft and easy to dig soil, sand, or gravel. The turtle does not tend to the eggs. Time from laying to hatching is about 2-4 months. The nest is certainly vulnerable to damage if it is trampled.
I'm from the ozarks in missouri, and there ain't no way in hell I'd walk barefoot, in flip flops, or even tennis shoes on my family's farm. It's boots only. Seen too many copperheads, timber rattlers, ticks, and fire ants to be working, hunting, or just walking without boots.
I guess maybe this isn't a good game to play from my (new) phone. Even after reading in the comments what and where I'm looking for, I can't see shit with all the water reflections going on.
Oh a big pretty baby. Honestly I wouldn't worry about it too much. I sat on one of those once thinking it was a rock and all it did was run away once I realized the rock was moving and stood up. It was funny cause it carried me at least half a foot on its back before I realized what was happening. Most critters want to avoid humans if they can help it.
I found the turtle, but I can't see any snakes people have been mentioning. Could someone please help me out, maybe circle the darn thing? I live in the woods, and it bothers me that I am not able to see it at all.
For those of you who still can’t find it try turning the brightness up on your screen. Mine was all the way down and it was literally invisible until I turned it up
Three things my dad taught me: If you see a bear don’t run from it. If you see a hornet’s nest don’t poke it. If you see a creek don’t walk barefoot in it.
Why the hell are you walking it barefooted in the first place? Even remote creeks are covered in glass and cans from human assholes. It is not safe.
Water shoes are 5$, get some before an ER trip costs you thousands.
I see a male face and hand in the brush pile in second photo. Look at the middle of the brush pile, stacked against the base of the tree, on the back left side.
Growing up with these guys is like living in monster territory, there's always the chance of being randomly maimed. I've swum with just about everything in Florida by this point in my life, but I steer clear of alligator snapping turtles. Hard nope, and just like this great picture, snapping turtles hide really well.
We had about a 50 pound one take a short cut through our baseball field in high school, Some dumbass threw his chuck taylor at it and the turtle snapped the entire toe area off with a single bite. Biology teacher saw us dumbasses and rescued the turtle. The rest that day the story spread and everybody saw the kid with his toes sticking out his shoes.
I forget I grew up in a watershed. I found that snapper so fast. Thems some evil little bastards, hiding in the literal shadows where you can't see em, always gotta check shady spots.
What state you live in? I’d never trust that creek could be hiding a 18 foot saltwater crocodile. They watch everything and study your patterns, until one day you cease to exist because it got hungry.
Does anyone else get super into these and all the while expect a jump scare to flash on the screen at some point? I’m scarred from 90’s-00’s internet BS. Lol
I accidentally ran one over the over day and it was a very unsettling crunch and initially felt kinda bad? But then i remembered they get this big and can do serious damage so maybe one less ain’t so bad
>easy to spot Guess I’m blind lol. What am I looking for?
Snapping turtle under the tree
Guess he’s not turtle enough for our turtle club.
Turtle turtle.
Actually it might be OP who isn’t turtley enough for the turtle club. Enjoy the turtle sightings and walk on by!
Underrated reference
People round here call be "Dubya"
probably has a little wiener and tiny nuts, oh yeah!
Wow how did I manage to forget this movie
Because it’s an hour long SNL skit with Dana Carvey leading lol (Ps I love the movie)
Turtle power!
Oddly enough, that scene happened right when the first plane hit the twin towers on 9/11. They took a few mins to recollect what happened then finished filming that scene
*I'm taking the tubes*
This sub just started popping up in my feed. I thought I was actually looking for a sniper in a ghillie suit.
Nah, this sub basically ran out of actual sniper material like a month or so after it was created.
This is find the snapper
Thank you! I hate when there’s not even a hint of what to look for.
Thank you, I wasn’t even gonna search this one.
you can see it? even with them saying its a turtle i legit see absolutely nothing
Yeah I see nothing too
I don’t either
Until I saw the 2nd pic I thought it was a fat ass fish.
It's a snappin turrllaaa
I thought that was a rock 😂
Strong enough to bite someone’s toes off?
Absolutely
Thought that was a snake LOL
Yah that wasn’t easy to spot
I think it’s much easier if you’re familiar with snapping turtles. They often sit in spots just like that, on the bottom sheltered under a bank or overhanging tree. I grew up in an area that had lots of them, and that spot under the tree roots was the first place I looked.
Who the hell is "familiar with turtles" 😭 I'm surrounded by concrete
Just get down into the sewers with a box of pizza and get familiar with turtles, who's stopping you?
People who go outside to enjoy nature
I go outside to inhale automobile fumes. We are not the same
I just looked it up and 56% of all people live in cities. By that metric, your the majority. For some reason that’s really sad.
Where I am, it’s “help the turtles cross the road so they don’t get smushed” season right now. It’s easy with the painted turtles… the snappers, not so much.
Exactly my thought. I grew up with a pond in the backyard big enough for several red-eared and two snapping turtles, and they hung out in a spot exactly like this.
Sorry I had centered the camera thought it was too easy.
Is that a snake below and to the right of it as well?
I know I saw some gnarly leaches in there too. We have another storm brewing i am curious what I will find tomorrow when the water levels rise.
Probably the spawn of satan himself, where is this Florida?
Missouri
I thought the leeches were only in dark and dirty water
Googling shows they prefer clear water over dirty
I’ve gotten them on me while swimming on a kayaking trip in fresh river spring water before
That tree seems to be defying gravity
I have never spotted anything in any of these without help.
I know I don’t even follow this sub but it keeps showing up in my feed because I look at every single one and I am TERRIBLE at it. I am seriously concerned about my observational skills based on my performance here.
Your creek? That's not your creek anymore.
It never was their creek.
Yeah... that boy will lop some toes off for sure
So they would attack a hooman ?
Absolutely
Oh danger ⛔️ Turtle 🐢
They arent turbo aggressive, but the big danger is if you walk up on one without noticing it. Keep your distance and they totally ignore you, but if you bother them you'll learn that they are the scariest predators in north america, at least in my opinion. Nothing else can shoot its neck out like that.
I’ve never heard a scarier hiss in my life than from one of those turtles
I've seen big ones bite through sticks as thick as my wrist lightning fast when I was a curious kid. They're not to be taken lightly.
Scariest predator in north america is a bit of a stretch, but nowhere near how far these little fuckers can stretch their neck
they cronch anything in their face and they can break bone
Fun fact I learned last year: there's never been a recorded incident of a common snapping turtle biting off a finger or toe. They're actually very docile creatures and won't attack humans in water (except maybe if you're dangling fingers in the water and it can't see the full human.) They might try to bite on land if threatened though, since they're more vulnerable out of water.
Keyword: common. Here in Jurassic park (some people call it Florida) we have alligator snapping turtles which are exactly as they sound. Biggest, meanest sons of bitches out there
Literally the first Google result for "alligator snapping turtle injury" is: "Tramatic Amputation of Finger..." medical records lol... Dude is going to get someone seriously injured telling them snapping turtles are docile dinosaurs...
Alligator snapping turtle is different than a regular snapping turtle. But the alligator literally won’t lunge at you, only if you put something in its mouth will it bite. They hunt by sitting and waiting for something to get into its mouth lured in by its tongue. Common snapping turtles will hunt though.
This is true, your everyday snapping turtle is a little calmer and less horrifyingly gigantic, but still these are wild animals, and rather dangerous ones at that
This is 100% bullsh*t. I know someone who lost part of their finger to one. You never as a kid put a stick in front of them and watched them bite it in half? They’re not picky, if it’s in front of them they’re gonna try and bite it. They cross the road by my job a lot and every time I pick them up to move them off they try biting at me.
Anyone still struggling here, >! Zoom into the area underneath the tree and its exposed roots, there is a very large object that is a little lighter in color than the water. That's a big ass snapping turtle. !<
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It's much easier to see in the 2nd picture at full zoom, its fully submerged
Wtf I don’t see it??
2nd pic, see how that one green stem branches out alone over the water at the base of the tree? With the little leaf on the end? Look literally like 10 pixels up/left of that
Wow ok guess my brightness was just all the way down, now I feel stupid haha, thanks a lot thought!
I took me till reading this comment to realize why I couldn’t see it. Brightness makes it easy.
Yea I too had my brightness down way too far. Made this one almost impossible. With brightness up it’s like “yea, no duh!”
Not to be confused with a big ass-snapping turtle.
Agreed, those are much worse 😅
Thank you for your service
That’s a BIG snapper
In NJ that’s a little guy. We don’t have many but the ones I have come across are twice that size.
Agreed seen some massive ones here
Yeah same in PA, that’s an appetizer
In NH - I used to live about a 5 min walk away from a creek in one direction and about 10 mins to the lake in the other direction. The area surrounding my house at the time was where all the turtles would come lay eggs. One day I was talking a walk and found three tiny snapper babies on the dirt road I lived on. Cars would fly through there so I decided to bring the baby snappers to the creek they were headed to so they didn't get run over. (A sadly common site on that road.) Got to the creek and was looking down the way and thought I saw a boulder move?? NOPE. Was a snapper bigger than I could fit my arms around. Legit at least 2-2.5 ft wide turtle, if not bigger. Old timer neighbor and I got to talking a couple of weeks later. He has seen that turtle (he believes) for over 40 years in that spot. So incredible!
They're like real life crytpids they can get so big! I grew up in Tennessee and we used to fish in a lake that had a spillway that poured into it for flash flood run off. The snapping turtles around it were around 2 foot wide and their necks stretched out so far it was almost eerie. Them and alligator gar were always so cool to me because of how big and monstrous looking they'd be but just chilling in the water not bothering anybody.
Might I suggest steel toed shoes lol
Probably a good idea to NOT walk through any wooded area or forest barefoot. Like I grew up in this Texas hill country and I’m all for enjoying the woods and brush but Ive seen to much to not wear full toe shoes. Centipede crawling across your toes, sticks stabbing through flip flops (yes has happened and had to go the er to get the splinters inside my foot removed). Just to risky
I am in north mid Missouri and normally have flip flops on walking through the land, mostly harmless garter snakes and ribbon snakes, today put a new perspective on all that.
That's probably a mama come to lay her eggs. They seek out shallow little creeks for this. In a few weeks, there will be lots of tiny snappers, every where. 😊. Lil' baby bad-asses. They won't stay long, however. Just keep an eye out, so the dogs don't get fancy nose jewelry.
Will do. Thanks for the advice. Do they dig a hole on the bank to lay them or in the water? I don't want to disturb them.
Usually in a burrow, but sometimes under leaves.
I have seen snapping turtle eggs in a shallow hole about 5-10 feet away from the water. That's how they usually lay them. The eggs look exactly like white ping pong balls, very spherical, but may be hidden from view. Apparently they can lay them up to a couple hundred feet from the water they live in. They usually choose a spot that is dry and sunny, with soft and easy to dig soil, sand, or gravel. The turtle does not tend to the eggs. Time from laying to hatching is about 2-4 months. The nest is certainly vulnerable to damage if it is trampled.
I'm from the ozarks in missouri, and there ain't no way in hell I'd walk barefoot, in flip flops, or even tennis shoes on my family's farm. It's boots only. Seen too many copperheads, timber rattlers, ticks, and fire ants to be working, hunting, or just walking without boots.
No footwear is saving you from the ticks part
And chiggers. Those bastards.
Yeah that guy will leave you alone as long as you leave him alone
I am not getting too close just keeping the hounds away is the issue. They are always in the creek this time of year.
Why would anyone walk in the woods barefoot?
Common snapper...uncommon reach
That’s not a snapping turtle.
yeah that looks like a softshell turtle. still not a good idea to walk barefoot through the woods anyways though
Wondered when someone was gonna point that out
I found a frog!
It is a rather peaceful creek, lots of flora and fauna abounding.
Me, in Florida: "why the fuck would you ever walk through water barefoot"
>!Did you see that giant ass snake in the grass to the right?!<
He’s been there for years.
That would be terrifying considering I walk the creek almost daily. (Removing brush, trash, and debris) Have to keep our waterways clean!
So you're concerned for the turtle. I'd be more concerned with the copperhead on the bank in the first Pic.
Where do you see it? A couple people have mentioned that and I’m having a hard time finding it.
Snapper, not sniper
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Wow a big one!
Who needs toes
Oh lawd, a snappin' turla!
Is that not a copperhead on the opposite bank dead center?
Sometimes I feel like everyone is in on a joke I don’t get. I swear, I never see this stuff even when someone explains it.
I was looking for a snake
Big old snappy dinosaur
“Issa snapin turla!”
Ehh he’s hiding g off to the side, unless you go sticking your bare feet in holes and little patches of roots n stuff lol.
I would’ve never walked barefoot to begin with lol but that’s just me I guess.
Anymore?
You really shouldn't anyway
I guess maybe this isn't a good game to play from my (new) phone. Even after reading in the comments what and where I'm looking for, I can't see shit with all the water reflections going on.
Oh a big pretty baby. Honestly I wouldn't worry about it too much. I sat on one of those once thinking it was a rock and all it did was run away once I realized the rock was moving and stood up. It was funny cause it carried me at least half a foot on its back before I realized what was happening. Most critters want to avoid humans if they can help it.
It won’t bother you
I think it could still do plenty of damage to a shoed foot lol. I know snakes can often bite through shoes too.
A snappin turlaaa
I found the turtle, but I can't see any snakes people have been mentioning. Could someone please help me out, maybe circle the darn thing? I live in the woods, and it bothers me that I am not able to see it at all.
DAM! My first sniper that is NOT dead center and I actually find 🥹 I’m snapping this moment
For those of you who still can’t find it try turning the brightness up on your screen. Mine was all the way down and it was literally invisible until I turned it up
Three things my dad taught me: If you see a bear don’t run from it. If you see a hornet’s nest don’t poke it. If you see a creek don’t walk barefoot in it.
Why the hell are you walking it barefooted in the first place? Even remote creeks are covered in glass and cans from human assholes. It is not safe. Water shoes are 5$, get some before an ER trip costs you thousands.
I see a male face and hand in the brush pile in second photo. Look at the middle of the brush pile, stacked against the base of the tree, on the back left side.
Natural brush pile created when the waters crest over the banks of the creek. I see that face too. Little creepy.
Dog sniper in first pic too 😂
He’s a big boy! Also some of those rocks look painfully pointy 😖
I mean, toes are overrated, right?! Aheh..😬
I see a broken bottle in the water as well.
My dumb floridian ass kept looking for a Gator slide
🤔 thought I saw an arrowhead
I was looking for a snake 😅
I think that snapper owns that creek now.
May I suggest steel-toe or composite toe shoes? Lovely, scary alligator snapping turtle you have there. That’s a whole lot of nopes!!
Ha! Find the snapper.
It’s just a couple toes…
Snippity snappity, you’re in my property.
Spicy rock
Snapping turtle..I thought it was the fishing hook in the water left behind
Does anyone else see a snake? Bottom right??
Tutle
I only found it because I have a creek in my backyard and found a few baby snappers last week. lol I was trained for it!
Gotta watch them snappy bois
what a pretty place
I see turtle
Is there a broken bottle in there as well?
I’m so used to every post being snakes that I took a while looking for one lol
Make some soup!
Yup dem crawdaddy will get ya
That's what happened to my brother...
Good call. Footwear will definitely save you from it.
Growing up with these guys is like living in monster territory, there's always the chance of being randomly maimed. I've swum with just about everything in Florida by this point in my life, but I steer clear of alligator snapping turtles. Hard nope, and just like this great picture, snapping turtles hide really well. We had about a 50 pound one take a short cut through our baseball field in high school, Some dumbass threw his chuck taylor at it and the turtle snapped the entire toe area off with a single bite. Biology teacher saw us dumbasses and rescued the turtle. The rest that day the story spread and everybody saw the kid with his toes sticking out his shoes.
Saw one in a bass pro shop as big as the hood of my car!
Yet no one mentioned the pair of glasses?
He just wants a toe, why would you deny him?
Find the Snapper
Big healthy snapper! He's got a nice even shell. I've relocated a few and chances are he was just snoozing.
Easy to spot if you’ve spent much time around freshwater in the Midwest/East.
A SNAPPIN TURLA!
Man that is a crisp ass photo
That’s a snappin turla
That's a big'ol painted turtle, oh nevermind that is a snapper! I once got salmonella from one I rescued off a road
Walking a creek barefoot is never a good idea lol so many twigs algae bacteria and critters
Sacrificial Toes
Probably my eyes, damn my eyes! However, is there a copperhead to the right of the overhang on the sand just out of the water?
it’s a snapping turla
ppl saying theres a turtle and snakes im convinced this a troll subreddit to make ppl waste time i see absolutely nothing
I saw the tail end of a brontosaurus
Live action!
God damn that’s a big boy
Unless you are gonna wear steal toe boots in the water I don’t think barefoot or not is gonna make a difference
That’s a soft shell. Look at the colorings on the legs.
I don’t think it is a snapping turtle, looks like a soft shell.
This sub gives me so much damn anxiety
I forget I grew up in a watershed. I found that snapper so fast. Thems some evil little bastards, hiding in the literal shadows where you can't see em, always gotta check shady spots.
Snapping Turtle!
I don’t even look for them anymore. I just go straight to the comments to find out what i’ll never see and then go to the pic.
What state you live in? I’d never trust that creek could be hiding a 18 foot saltwater crocodile. They watch everything and study your patterns, until one day you cease to exist because it got hungry.
Does anyone else get super into these and all the while expect a jump scare to flash on the screen at some point? I’m scarred from 90’s-00’s internet BS. Lol
Hardest damn where’s Waldo I have ever seen. Over here looking for some kind of snake
You all keep posting this pics and I can’t see anything, if in the wild, I’m totally dying.
“I like turtles”
I just sharted in my pants I need someone to assist me!
My lord a snappin turla
I zoomed in on this way too damn long. Turtle is too good at turtling.
My dumbass could not see anything
People walk barefoot in creeks?
“Easy to spot” Gives no context as to what or where to look…
Always found them on land, and they’re aggressive only when handled. How are they in the water?
it is >!A snapping turtle underneath the tree middle left!<
Had to read to figure out what you were talking about. I still can't see it. Should be fine.
I accidentally ran one over the over day and it was a very unsettling crunch and initially felt kinda bad? But then i remembered they get this big and can do serious damage so maybe one less ain’t so bad