GO HOME!!!
By JJ
@JolietJake (50190)
April 11, 2016 11:48am CST
You don't belong here. I expect to see puddles of water in the yard when I come home from work, not puddles of snapping turtles. 
But there he was...as soon a I got out of the van in the driveway, about 5 feet away off to one side. 
I think it needs to stop raining....
But there he was...as soon a I got out of the van in the driveway, about 5 feet away off to one side.
I think it needs to stop raining....20 people like this
17 responses
@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
12 Apr 16
If you're in Illinois 0then I don't know what kind of turtle it is.
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@JolietJake (50190)
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12 Apr 16
It's known as a common snapping turtle, they're pretty mean
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@JolietJake (50190)
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12 Apr 16
@MarymargII I used to go fishing quite a bit, and occasionally I'd have one eat the fish off of my stringer. 
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
12 Apr 16
@JolietJake yes- I'm remembering there's lots in Ontario too- I remember when we used to go camping there were tons in the lakes and rivers. 
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
19 Apr 16
That's a great picture of a snapper. I haven't seen one in a while. I only saw a box turtle last year. It was in the middle of the path and I stopped the 4-wheeler just in time to avoid hitting it. I picked it up and it hissed at me. But it was safe, and that's what matters.
One year there was a drought and the streams dried up. I found a little box turtle in the only puddle left in the stream. Turtles just like puddles!
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
1 May 17
@JolietJake That's a great shot of one. My driveway doesn't get that wet to allow one to show up!
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@JolietJake (50190)
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1 May 17
@OneOfMany Mine shouldn't, but we've had a few days of nothing but rain
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@JolietJake (50190)
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12 Apr 16
I debated moving him, but I figured he knew what he was doing.
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@toniganzon (72544)
• Philippines
12 Apr 16
OH i would love to take him home with me.
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@toniganzon (72544)
• Philippines
12 Apr 16
@JolietJake It's ok, he doesn't seem to be harmful anyway.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
11 Apr 16
he may need relocated, so that him and Scar don't get into a disagreement.
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@JolietJake (50190)
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29 Apr 17
He showed up a second time and I moved him...but he came back this year
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
3 May 17
@JolietJake I saw that on FB, how wild!!!! He must like the neighborhood, lol
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@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
11 Apr 16
@JolietJake And obvious enough to give a wide berth...
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@JolietJake (50190)
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11 Apr 16
He's just a common snapper...probably about 12 inches long, big enough to grab a few toes
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@royal52gens (5488)
• United States
11 Apr 16
Instead of raining cats and dogs, it is raining turtles for you. I love it. God looked down on you and decided you needed another pet. Poof! Done! You now have a pet turtle. Take good care of him/her. What are you going to name this new pet?
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@JolietJake (50190)
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31 May 16
I was worried it might wander over to where I tie him out at, but he was gone by the time Scar got ready to go out
@JolietJake (50190)
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11 Apr 16
Now I'm worried...just went out and looked, and it's gone...but I don't know which way it went
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@much2say (57755)
• Los Angeles, California
11 Apr 16
@JolietJake He's a pretty fast turtle! Maybe he went to go get some coughee 
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
11 Apr 16
Oh the lovely little snapper..love him
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@Marilynda1225 (85282)
• United States
11 Apr 16
I remember my brother & I catching snapping turtles when we were young. Great picture you got of your visitor
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@JolietJake (50190)
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11 Apr 16
That's one good thing about them being slow, I had time to walk inside and get the camera
