newboykool Posted October 3, 2010 Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 (edited) any1 have any idea on the id of this little guy? saw it being washed away while i was learning how to cast with a fly rod... i'm guessing it's a common snapping turtle? Edited October 3, 2010 by newboykool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted October 3, 2010 Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 looks like that to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted October 3, 2010 Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 Little snapper. Very cool find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camillj Posted October 3, 2010 Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 cute ... but very tiny for this time of year ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted October 3, 2010 Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 When did you take the pic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newboykool Posted October 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 (edited) thx guys i just did some research and it is just a hatchling O_O because it has this white part on it's belly which was where it was attched to the egg yok got this pic off the internet Edited October 3, 2010 by newboykool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newboykool Posted October 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 When did you take the pic? right when i found it with the flash on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted October 3, 2010 Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 (edited) right when i found it with the flash on What month? As stated by camillj,very tiny this time of year. BTW How,s the fly fishing going? Edited October 3, 2010 by BrianB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newboykool Posted October 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 What month? As stated by camillj,very tiny this time of year. BTW How,s the fly fishing going? oh~ just yesterday..so oct 3rd i'm new to fly fishing ~ havn't really caught anything on it other than a few small resident rainbow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dozer Posted October 3, 2010 Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 There are no alligator snappers in Ontario, or Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozen-fire Posted October 3, 2010 Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 It's NOT late for them to start hatching now. They will familiarize themselves with their new environments in the next few weeks before looking to hibernation. The females deposited the eggs in June/July and the eggs will either hatch around September/October or overwinter and hatch in the spring. I was fishing a small creek a couple weeks ago and came across a dozen or so tiny snappers making their way across the road. The female had made the nest right next to the road on the sandy shoulder. I couldn't live with myself watching these poor little ones get run over or picked off by seagulls or crows, so I picked them all up and put them into the water where they swam off. I followed the trail of turtles and it led me to a hole in the ground with a few tiny heads poking through it. Hard not to smile LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jediangler Posted October 3, 2010 Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 Good on you frozen-fire, you're a superhero to turtles everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeontroller Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 Very cool, gotta love them Snappers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splashhopper Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 very kewl of you Frozen fire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The JAY Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 Nope, not too late, yet... 2 years ago next week my wife and I were at The Pinery in Grand Bend and we found 14 of them popping out of a hole in a dirt parking area. We talked to the folks at the Nature Center there and they said it's pretty common for them to emerge around now and head into the water, so that's where we put them. Cute little buggers. Not as cute, but still neat, when they get to be 30Lbs bigger... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngvedder Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 It's NOT late for them to start hatching now. They will familiarize themselves with their new environments in the next few weeks before looking to hibernation. The females deposited the eggs in June/July and the eggs will either hatch around September/October or overwinter and hatch in the spring. I was fishing a small creek a couple weeks ago and came across a dozen or so tiny snappers making their way across the road. The female had made the nest right next to the road on the sandy shoulder. I couldn't live with myself watching these poor little ones get run over or picked off by seagulls or crows, so I picked them all up and put them into the water where they swam off. I followed the trail of turtles and it led me to a hole in the ground with a few tiny heads poking through it. Hard not to smile LOL. great work!!! I love turtles and would do the same... Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steverowbotham Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 I've seen them hatching in October as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thgen Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 They've been showing up around Peterborough really commonly for the last couple of weeks. As frozen-fire has mentioned, quite normal. I field calls about them most days at work and sometimes it's hard to convince people that they'll be okay despite the cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyb Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 Amazing....learn something new everyday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted October 9, 2010 Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 Bet they're still nice and tight I had no idea of their timing either. Thanks for sharing. I found a red eared slider crossing my neighbours driveway in spring. Kept it in the rabbits cage all summer and tried to find it a home with no luck. I did not want to let it go because they are out competing our native turtles but I somehow think the snappers will have no problem with them. Snappers can be very aggressive. Hard to believe SARA has them listed. http://www.youtube.com/user/wildniagara?feature=mhum#p/u/5/135S-xWEqHk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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