My husband's treasures
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
United States
April 2, 2016 10:44am CST
Yesterday my husband was working on the tractor...I thought. I found out differently! He came in the house and said, "Look what I found." I was hoping he found money out in the yard! LOL, no way.
In his had was a little snapping turtle. He was little but really big in the ugly category! Ruby was extremely interested but we wouldn't let her 'play' with it, I was afraid it would bite her.
His mom lives in our pond. Now that we saw him there must be a daddy in the picture too. He was in the driveway near the garage, and that's a long walk for a little guy back to the pond so my husband gave him a helping hand to get back where he belonged.
Later in the day my husband was on the porch getting the grill hot and he came in with something in his hands...I thought it was a bird...but no it was toad, a decent size toad had been sitting on our porch steps. Again, Ruby wanted to rip this guy's head off! He was given a helping hand to the other side of the fence where he belongs.
Little boys never do grow up do they?
Photo is mine.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
2 Apr 16
He is lucky he didn't get squished under the tractor tires! Those are ugly turtles...
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
2 Apr 16
@AbbyGreenhill How can you say such unkind things about a poor little turtle?
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
2 Apr 16
@Asylum Simple, I am bigger and smarter than he is.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
2 Apr 16
Thanks, yes, there are 'Tom girls'.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
2 Apr 16
@sallypup I was never into bugs or reptiles, but I wasn't a frilly girl either...middle of the road and didn't like to get my hands dirty - still don't.
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@sallypup (69157)
• Centralia, Washington
2 Apr 16
@AbbyGreenhill Tom girls and women naturalists. When our daughter was young we looked for creatures for her to explore and learn about. We found garter snakes etc. She learned to love such fine fellas.
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@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
2 Apr 16
Boys will always be boys. But that's a cute find.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
3 Apr 16
He thought it was a big treasure!
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@Hate2Iron (15724)
• Canada
2 Apr 16
LOL... along as he doesn't bring a snake to show me... I would be happy ;) I have warned my husband... NEVER EVER...
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
3 Apr 16
He won't pick up a snake I'm sure of that...we've had our share of them over the years...we had one in the pool our first summer here.
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@Hate2Iron (15724)
• Canada
3 Apr 16
@AbbyGreenhill Oh good heavens. How on earth did you manage to get it out of there? I don't think that I would even have gone near the pool again... or at least search the water very carefully in case he was hiding! Shudder...
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
3 Apr 16
@Hate2Iron My husband used the net. At least we knew where he was and he wasn't very big and not a poisonous snake.
@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
2 Apr 16
I'm glad they have all been returned to their respective habitats.... I think the little guy is sweet looking..., but not as nice as ruby...of course ...
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
3 Apr 16
Ruby is the best, the turtle not so much Ha Ha
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
5 Apr 16
I guess in some way he is cute...he will sure get a lot ugglier when he grows up.
@LeaPea2417 (40020)
• Toccoa, Georgia
2 Apr 16
I like little turtles like that, but especially sea turtles.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
2 Apr 16
This kind bites. We had two in a pond at a previous house, the pond went dry and boogied down the driveway and looked really mad...they are mean turtles.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
2 Apr 16
I killed the moment by reminding him to sanitize his hands LOL!
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
2 Apr 16
Lots of fish: catfish, bass, sunnies - I don't think turtles eat fish - they eat bugs and stuff.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
2 Apr 16
We usually find box turtles, but never a baby snapping turtle.
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
2 Apr 16
there is this toad, I call it the poo toad because it looks like a dog poo, that likes to sit on our back patio and stare at the window, and the dogs. then it hops off. visits on and off during the summer.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
2 Apr 16
This one looked like that too! I guess that's how they look.
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@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Apr 16
Did he need to be reminded to wash his hands after handling these critters? 
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
5 Apr 16
I always tell him to wash his hands, just like my mother used to tel me all the time
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