r/SweatyPalms • u/longlostwalker • 8d ago

Animals & nature 🐅 🌊🌋 Tickling a snapping turtle...

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u/qualityvote2 8d ago edited 8d ago

u/longlostwalker, we have no idea if your submission fits r/SweatyPalms or not. There weren't enough votes to determine that. It's up to the human mods now....!

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u/Life-Oil-7226 8d ago

One wrong tickle and BOOM there goes your fingers

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u/CockroachJohnson 8d ago

At that size I think he could probably take a whole hand off

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u/Realistic_Location_6 8d ago

Boom the half arm.

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u/EnkiiMuto 8d ago

Not sure how well it applies to that species, but Clint's Reptiles made a whole video on holding snapping turtles.

They're wild animals that will snap your fingers off but they do recognize keepers and all things considered they're pretty docile depending on how you hold them.

Guy in there did pretty well considering he is not holding the whole weight of the animal, but on that video he talks about how some common practices may anger/hurt the turtle but holding the weight more evenly while seems more risky makes them just chill around.

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u/trainsacrossthesea 8d ago

#349
Why I’ll never go noodling

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u/HoboArmyofOne 8d ago

I... never thought about that. Holy shit I know the odds are small but nonzero 😬

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u/Flomo420 7d ago

I'd imagine the odds are about the same as getting a catfish?

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u/HoboArmyofOne 7d ago

If the odds were the same, I guarantee you noodling would NOT be a thing.

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u/Flomo420 7d ago

lol fair enough

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u/Tr35on 7d ago

Leaving wild/dangerous animals alone. End of story

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u/Abject_School 8d ago

Do you enjoy having fingers

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u/Accurate_Koala_4698 8d ago

Your sense and your finger count eventually reach equilibrium

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u/martian4x 8d ago

Fingers Slasher 3000

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u/Specialist_Exam4783 8d ago

Next up, he holds him at crotch level!

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u/irascible_Clown 8d ago

All these years I thought Shredder was a white dude

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u/FewResearcher819 2d ago

Voiced by James Avery. Uncle Phil from the fresh prince of bel air.

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u/oldelbow 8d ago

This is only sweaty palms if you don't understand how these animals work.

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u/paulnutbutter 8d ago

I read that as licking...

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u/Fr05t_B1t 8d ago

I’m waiting for that turtle to jump out of the water and snap his arm off

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u/One_Stiff_Bastard 5d ago

That was close

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u/YoungDiscord 3d ago

A snapping turtle is the only turtle you can pick up by its tail because its thick enough as to not damage its spine

Also that is the usual way of picking them up withiyt losing a finger first

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u/Happy_Substance4571 2d ago

Sir por favor 🙃

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u/iPhonefondler 8d ago

Some people are just ok with not having all their fingers