@hhhk20 I want you to go away and let people have their fun. Let them comment to say something funny and informative, they don't always have to use proper grammar and everyone here agrees.
@hhhk20 Jesus Christ calm down, Being grammatically correct in a TH-cam comment section is of no importance... Your over here ranting and getting butthurt over someone's comment on a reptile video.. like really? If it gives you pain seeing all of these uneducated comments just turn comments off, It's very simple.
My snapping turtle was my favorite pet to keep. I raised him indoors for 5 years and handled him almost every day. He loved getting walked and getting pet on the chin. He never bit at anyone but he got huge so now he lives in my pond and loves it
Wow that's fucking awesome. It seems like you aught to show more respect to an animal like this. I have to say if I got one and it didn't enjoy being picked up I wouldn't force it to lol.
@@bruceweiner5306 He came to us a 6-month old turtle. He turns 12 in Sept. and is just part of the family much like a dog would be. When I get him out he follows me wherever I go. In or out of the water he is as docile as a dog. He has a FB page Tank Gilfillan and a website tanktheturtle.com
A friend of mine had a snapper named Bubba. She rescued him from some folks selling him for meat. He had a huge gash on his neck from the wire hanger they had wrapped around it to carry him. She nursed him back to health and he became the most gentle turtle. You could hand feed him worms and he would take them oh so gently. He was eventually released into a turtle sanctuary in his native habitat. Thank you so much for this very sweet and informative video!
Now I know you said that the bite force isn’t THAT strong but I’ve had a lot of experience handling and feeding snapping turtles and I’ve seen a snapping turtle easily decapitate a fish. It’s not really just the bite force, more like how sharp that beak is and that they won’t let go.
Clint, you have that child like glee when you're showing off these guys and it's endearing to see that. Most people wig out, and you're like "Man he's big..." such a blast watching you, keep safe and thanks for sharing these guys with us.
I love my Common Snapper, when tamed they'll never bite, and they act more like a puppy than any other turtle and they are more interactive than an alligator snapper. They are also more hybrid than most aquatic turtles so they do fine on land walks. I still wouldn't recommend them as a pet for how easy it is to not properly care for them, but I love that I'll have a life long pet. I hatched my own, I'd not reccomend taming a wild turtle. Just to clarify a couple points in the video. Snappers do not need to bask like other aquatic turtles, so UVB isn't as vital as their diet satisfies that need. Mine loves to bask under a heat source (no light). They may be lazy swimmers but they are good swimmers in my opinion. Mine will inflate herself to float or sink as needed. Common Snappers aren't exactly as quick as fish are so it's a bit unnatural to feed a whole fish diet which I avoid with so many bones. But as a protein source mine loves cuts of fish, crawdad tails, and scallops.
An older friend of mine was washing his hands off the edge of a dock after fileting some fish. He was bitten by a common snapping turtle, which took off most of his pinky and did severe damage to his ring finger. I realize this evidence is anecdotal and second hand, but I just wanted to share that they can, in fact, sever a digit. But still, seems like a solid pet.
My family has a cabin on a lake, and our neighbor was out snorkeling when she saw a weird lump in the sand underwater. She poked it, and it turned out to be a baby snapping turtle, which took off the tip of her index finger
i'm going to hazard a guess and say that friend bit on/near the joint? regardless i'm not surprised, they can go through a carrot(requires about the same force as fingers to go through) even if it isn't the easiest thing for them to bite through
I have a fun story for you i was fishing with my friends once and one of them cought a snapping turtle and i could still see the hook in the beak so i pulled it up onto the land and straddled the back to hold the back legs with mine and use one hand to hold it to the head and wire cutter plyers to snap the barbs and pull out the hook. My friends thought i was crazy and i just couldn't let it go with a hook in the beak
I have a giant snapping turtle named fluffy. His face is so cute to me I sometimes forget he'd chew me up in a split second lol. Thank God I remember that before handling!! Lol
"He's like a hamburger." LOL forever. I just love you, Clint. I wish there were so many more people like you. You make me laugh and learn and your RESPECT for these animals as autonomous beings makes me so very happy. I have an adult Carolina mantis that I am ACHING at the prospect of losing in a month or three here, and I have always tried to respect her decisions. Only held her once to save her from an ant invasion. I can boop her (gentle touch, back leg or "mantisbutt") and she kind of pearlclutches like WELL I NEVER, but she does NOT run or threat-display (you know that I AM CORNHOLIO thing mantises do, lol?) So I don't press the issue or do it very often. I offer her my hand gently and calmly and she checks me out busily with those antennae but has no desire to stand on my hand. BUT--she doesn't run away, as she's learned I won't hurt her, and I'm so honored by that! A previous mantis would stand on the "door" on purpose so I'd open it and hold her--she'd eagerly trot into my hand! They all have their own little personalities and moods and reasons and boundaries, and I love and respect that YOU love and respect that, is the point of this ramble. They don't owe us anything . We owe THEM the best care and respect and love we can offer, and IMO that HAS to include letting them say NO unless there's a serious pressing danger.
u can tell this is one of clint's favorite animal when he cited a source just to explain his turtle. great video. now i will stop watching or else i might want to get another turtle.
@Wilhelm Tan GET TEH THE SNAPPPERRRR seriously, I'm four feet tall and been raising a rescued snapping turtle for two years.. Of all my animals he was the hardest learning curve but lead to alot of great times... If you REALLY love turtles , your life is better with one of these.
Finally, someone else gets my fear of opening Pillsbury products! I make my husband do it for me, he thinks I'm crazy for being scared of it. Then again, he already thinks I'm a little odd for having two lizards, a pacman frog, and now a new B. Hamorii sling... 😁 Thanks for doing all these rad videos!
I found you on Friday and you are so gentle and thoughtful regarding all of these wonderful creatures. Definitely have me planning my next reptile once I'm in a place to safely support one.
Love snapping turtles 🥰 and aquatic turtles in general! Mr. Turtleman, my Cumberland slider, is such a joy to interact with & observe. Snapping turtles have such rad personalities 🤘
Clint is the best reptile education channel that I know. he shows passion for the animals he puts on video and says the pros and cons of a reptile honestly. I'm personally getting a bearded dragon and I've been wanting one for 6 years.
I read the title, and was thoroughly convinced it said "Come on, Snapping turtle" and wondered if Clint was doing a collab with Coyote Peterson. Side note: which would be awesome.
Ive seen a man on YT that has a large snapping turtle that follows him around like a puppy dog and loves his neck scratched. I was surprised that they could be that friendly.
Hey! TH-cam just suggested this video to me and i was curious on your thoughts on Common Snapping Turtles and just heard that you are from Utah! I am here in Utah as well. Up in O-town. Great video and i will have to check put your channel more. Love seeing other fellow herpatologists from Utah!
I live in West Virginia and I absolutely love common snapping turtles! The wild ones are usually super grumpy and are a pain yo move off the roads. But I think they are my favorite. I've always played with the idea of having a pet snapper. I kept a baby for 2 days and let it go because I was worried about keeping it. Thank you for bringing one of my favorite animals into the spotlight on a positive side!
OMG! I just found your channel. I've been a turtle guy since I was 5yrs old. I'm 63 now. I'm a northern Indiana northern Michigan area native my whole life. Of all the turtles I've caught in my life the common snapper, definitely, has the most interesting personality ... and I've caught a butt load of all the turtles in my area... from just hatched to as big as the seat in your truck. The older they are, the most blessed I feel I am to meet them and save them...
I love Bubba, he's such a fun lad! Full of energy and joy, and like you said, he showed absolutely no signs of aggression even with all that handling and being in a space where he pretty clearly didn't want to stay lol. Delightful video
Honestly this has to be my favourite TH-cam channel. It's so informative and wholesome plus I get to see all the cool animals. I try to listen to your videos while I work but you are so enthusiastic while talking about them that I find myself switching between tabs constantly just to look at them!
My red-footed tortoise loves pepperoni pizza. When he smells it, he comes to ask for it. I know he shouldn't have it but he demands it (pokes my foot with his beak until I give him some). I always thought they were only vegetarians, until I met my tortoise. He is large and already in her 20s. I have had him most of my life.
@@herlocksholmeshasautism I agree. My grandma has another red-footed tortoise (his girlfriend) and I left him at my grandmother's for a while. When I came back Kohki (his name) introduced me to his girlfriend. He would not come when I called him, he started "clicking", as if calling me to come and meet his mate. When I approached him, he started rubbing his face against her shell. Super cute PDA. And then he approached me and gave me a peck (touched my fingers with his beak as he usually does). They are truly special and capable of showing affection. I love my tortoise.
I think this was my favourite video of yours that I’ve seen to date. The way there appeared to be an actual bond between Clint and the animal was a cherry on top I don’t usually get to see. Scratch that, the bond between the animal and Clint. Clint loves then all, but it was neat seeing the signs that the animal was comfortable with Clint specitically.
I had a pet common snapping turtle for 5 or 6 years when growing up in Houston TX. He was as gentle as the one you show here. Also as big. Because he was handled almost daily he tamed down nicely. After I graduated High School I released him back into the wild. He was my favorite animal. Thanks for the good review of this great animal.
One of these dudes almost made me wreck my car the other day. He was crossing the road and I swerved to miss him. Had I hit him though I think he would’ve flipped my car over lol
I must say. Since I was 4 years old I have dealt with and even rescued a few snapping turtles. You have opened my eyes to a broader sense of snapping turtles. I am really really wow’ed!
One time when I was larping at a local park a snapper wandered onto our field. He was very unhappy, and I had to give him my sword handle to bite onto while we carried him back to the water! It still has bite marks on it haha
Your opening **THIS**... had me thinking I was about to learn about all the "quirks and features" of the Common Snapping Turtle, and I wasn't disappointed. 🤣
They're cool to look at and their adaptations are amazing to study. That being said, everyone has an opinion. That's why they're are different herps for different people. I have two sliders. Love them. They're very sociable and goofy. Keeping a snapper would be the last on my list. I know people who love large snakes. I do not. They're a pain in the ass to me. I love my corn snakes because they have a calm demeanor, beautiful morphs, and their size is so easily manageable. Different herps for different people. Very nice video.
That's was a wonderful surprise!!!! I wondered when this video would pop up. I'm from Ohio and it always blows my mind that these things are roaming around in our waterways. I've had to move a couple out of people's yards and off busy roads a couple times, and I am astonished at how cool they are every time I put hands on one. They are excellent! They get a solid 5/5 for awesomeness in my book!
Well see your wrong cuz they can't remove your finger. Ive gotten 3 stitches from a 45 lb snapper that nailed my pinky finger an it didnt even really hurt that bad just cut it
Big Z's Animal Adventures just because you haven’t lost a finger doesn’t mean they can’t. Alligator turtles can for sure, and I have personally seen a common bite a fairly large fish in half. With the bite force and the shearing beak it would be more than capable of removing a finger that ended up in its mouth. Every bite wouldn’t do it, but some probably could.
@@Tinyvalkyrie410 no that's just incorrect. Their beak is sharp enough to cause lacerations an some pain but they don't have enough jaw strength to break bone. A fish sure their bones are thin an brittle. An alligator snapping turtle easily could but a common snapping turtle is just not possible. Maybe a large enough male could maybe break a finger although highly unlikley. Ive worked with reptiles my whole life and im a senior in college in zoology an herpetology I know far more about reptiles then you or the guy who's comment I replied to. Do some research before believing every old story you hear
Big Z's Animal Adventures you are making assumptions about the knowledge of the people you are talking to without justification. I am a biophysicist and have significant experience with reptiles from working at zoos, an aquarium and two rescues. Humans have been shown to bite off fingers on many occasions, and they have to crush and rip... a turtle cuts, which requires much less force. Even if we assume they cannot break bone, they certainly could slice through a joint. As I said, not every bite would, but a lucky one absolutely could. Edit: for anyone still curious, it has been well established that both common and alligator snapping turtles eat other turtles, including shells, in the wild. If a turtle can regularly crack open a turtle as a snack, I definitely wouldn’t trust them with my fingers.
@@bigzsanimaladventures4781 Is a joke BZ - I know that the common snapper isn't as dangerous as the alligator snapper - there's a TH-cam video floating around where some idiot had a common snapper latch onto his neck and he easily survived - doesn't stop that beak from being extremely intimidating looking though.
For providing amazing bloopers I give the Common Snapping Turtle a five out of five! 😂 That was great! Your pets are beautiful! Best. Stay safe. 😎💯👍🏻❤️🙏🧼
So I've shared this video a bunch of times because I live in their native range, and they are probably second only to our eastern box turtles to be most commonly in the road, in a dangerous place, and needing to be relocated. I occasionally see debates on social media about how best to handle them, (often people swear by picking up even big turtles by their tails 😢) so I share this with a "skip to" time for handling. I actually just moved a snapper off the road the other day - my first turtle this spring. He was little bit bigger than nipper was in this video, and the most well mannered wild snapper I've ever met. I wanted to take him home. But thanks for being you and thanks for sharing awesome, informative content!!
Loved this! 💜 A very cool change from the desk! In the future it may be cool for the camera to follow the turtle around (unless it's too unreasonable).👍
😂❤ I understand the pillsbury startle too well. Ahh not gonna hurt us, we know its coming... gets me every time 😂. Interesting you did this video, was just talking yesterday about the one I saved from the road. People make them out to be super vicious but that day I felt and witnessed another level of feeling when it looked back almost pleading in a way as I carried it away from traffic debating this "terrifying" nature.
I have a male I named him Scorpious. He eats fresh tilapia, shrimp, live minnows and water lettuce. He is about to get a 1000 gallon enclosure. I live in a 900 square foot house and eat hotdogs so my shell baby can live like a king.
As an avid Kayaker, I run into these all the time. They are always labeled as aggressive, but the Snapping turtle in water is very reasonable. Honestly, I am terrified of a "Beautifully Graceful Swan" over a group of snapping turtles. The waterfowl are prevalent on the lake I kayak and sometimes they are "victims" of motorboats. Once in a while, I will find a couple of Snapping turtles feeding on the dead. They are always a welcome sight to me. As for a pet, I just don't think so. Only because they deserve huge water feature to explore
I wish I had this video when I was a kid to convince my parents to keep the common snapper we found at camp. To their credit if I put myself in their living situation at the time and my 4 year old wanted to keep a snapping turtle, I would have said no too. Size and cost was the dealbreaker. They didn't realize the little baby we found would become so massive. When they did find that out they made us return him to the lake where we found him. This was only about 20 years ago, so he's probably still lurking out there somewhere. I miss my lil snappy boy.
Hey Clint, great video. I love turtles, however, tortoises are more my forte. We have 2 tortoises, one a Hermann's and the other a Russian... as well as a Corn snake (thanks to you😁), a Merauke blue tongue, and a Pixie frog. Is there any chance of a Pixie Frog (Pyxicephalus Edulis) video in the future?
I sometimes wonder what bearded dragons would do in a realllly oversized enclosure, like some monitor enclosure. Can you do a video on that? I would love to see the behaviours tiny lizards would show in bigger enclosures!
Recently saved a common snapping turtle on the Hwy almost the size of Knipper. I used the technique in this video to pick the little guy up, thankfully before more vehicles were coming head on. I put him in a cup until I got home and put him in our large pond. Hopefully he is happy there. Thank you Clint for showing how to pick these guys up. It took some quick decision making but thanks to your video I knew how to do it! This was in Texas, so these guys are well established here. I wanted to keep him but my own pet snapping turtle, Kronk, is so much smaller than that guy!
I really do love your videos. Very informative and easy to understand. I raised a couple snappers for a few years. Very docile and amazing animals. Thanks for the vid!
The best way to do a snapper pet is to overwinter a baby one, and rerelease it when it gets warm again. I did this every year for most of my teen years. They're super fun
@@Kyenta yes indeed, he's a black and white Argentine, and he is a biiiiig boy; I have a few videos of him on my channel. He is my favorite thing in the universe, sleeps on my belly every night.
I love them, they are amazing. I love that the big one is named Bubba, that's just fantastic. And that head snap, that jumped me, very impressive! I love how Nipper is basically just chill the whole time, like he knew Bubba had already put you through your paces and upper body workout for the day, and wanted to give you a break.
Wow man! I just got a snapper a few days ago. He's a baby that i saved. It almost seems like you made this video just for me 😃 thank you Clint. Your channel is fantastic and i love it. 👍
I live in Oklahoma, and have “fought” caught lol many snapping turtles. Your method for handling them is great! Thanks for the info. You’re a genius or I’m a moron. Insert you live in OK of course you’re a moron joke here, lol. Anyway love your channel, my children love your channel, and just saying thank you keep up the good work.
Thank you for talking about not picking these up by the tail!! Way too many people think that's the appropriate method thanks to TV and it makes me so mad. Their plastron pretty much has a built-in handle in the back, lol!
Nipper: "Am hamburger"
Bubba: "I don't know where I'm going, but I'm on my way."
@hhhk20 So? It's TH-cam, not a classroom. Looks like you have a unnecessary comma after "uneducated", BTW. ;)
hhhk20 it dosent mattr if he cant speell or use comas
hhhk20 Jesus christ dude, lay off it’s a comment section. Not everyone is as perfect as you
@hhhk20 I want you to go away and let people have their fun. Let them comment to say something funny and informative, they don't always have to use proper grammar and everyone here agrees.
@hhhk20 Jesus Christ calm down, Being grammatically correct in a TH-cam comment section is of no importance... Your over here ranting and getting butthurt over someone's comment on a reptile video.. like really? If it gives you pain seeing all of these uneducated comments just turn comments off, It's very simple.
My snapping turtle was my favorite pet to keep. I raised him indoors for 5 years and handled him almost every day. He loved getting walked and getting pet on the chin. He never bit at anyone but he got huge so now he lives in my pond and loves it
That’s fantastic- I’m glad he’s such a great animal!🙂
TIL how a Morla happens ; )
Wow that's fucking awesome. It seems like you aught to show more respect to an animal like this. I have to say if I got one and it didn't enjoy being picked up I wouldn't force it to lol.
Hope your snapper is still doing well I got a snapper couple months ago baby snapper named him oogway
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Clint is running out of normal reptiles
Next week: Komodo dragon, the best pet lizard for you?
Real life 12000 year old dragon I found in area 51, the best pet lizard for you?
A snapping turtle is about as normal as it get no?
@@guppy719 pretty darn normal probably in the top ten most common captive turtle
Unnamed Pre Cambrian Goo Creature? The best pet living thing for you?
Godzilla: best pet for you?
"...They're not the best looking turtles..."
*turtle* : "OK, that's enough, Ima leave"
Everyone always asks "what is the best reptile?" but no one asks "how is the best reptile?" 😔
We live in a society
How's the best pet reptile?
Better yet... WHY is the best reptile?
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*visible confusion *
I keep a 40-pound male Common. He is just a shelled dog.
I was just thinking about him the other day, glad he's well!! ✨
That"s actually fascinating, tell me more
@@bruceweiner5306 He came to us a 6-month old turtle. He turns 12 in Sept. and is just part of the family much like a dog would be. When I get him out he follows me wherever I go. In or out of the water he is as docile as a dog. He has a FB page Tank Gilfillan and a website tanktheturtle.com
@@thamnophis14 does Tank cuddle? Can you boop the snoot?
@@bruceweiner5306 when he's out with me we are usually face to face. I don't mess with his snout.
Bubba was ready to rock n' roll, not about to wait for a dumb camera! 😂
It was go time!
A friend of mine had a snapper named Bubba. She rescued him from some folks selling him for meat. He had a huge gash on his neck from the wire hanger they had wrapped around it to carry him. She nursed him back to health and he became the most gentle turtle. You could hand feed him worms and he would take them oh so gently. He was eventually released into a turtle sanctuary in his native habitat. Thank you so much for this very sweet and informative video!
That's horrible, it's a shame there are people like that in the world
Nipper looks like he really needs to use the bathroom at school but is too anxious to ask the teacher
Now I know you said that the bite force isn’t THAT strong but I’ve had a lot of experience handling and feeding snapping turtles and I’ve seen a snapping turtle easily decapitate a fish. It’s not really just the bite force, more like how sharp that beak is and that they won’t let go.
To be fair I’m sure most humans could decapitate a small fish if they wanted to
"Um, Generously proportioned..." lmfao
😁
The most clever (and polite) way to call someone overweight. This is why we love you Clint!
Still better then + sized.
Put that on my tombstone 😂
Clint, did you really pass up an opportunity to name a snapping turtle "Whipper"? As in, a young whipper snapper???
Oh my gosh I have never even thought of that name, the only pun name I have thought of was Ginger snap, wow. I love it, lmao
Fantastic name!!
Young nipper snapper. Is close enough 😂
Bowser i think would also be good lol
😂😂😂😂
Clint, you have that child like glee when you're showing off these guys and it's endearing to see that. Most people wig out, and you're like "Man he's big..." such a blast watching you, keep safe and thanks for sharing these guys with us.
"Look how great this guy is! Like a hamburger c: " was smthn I could just see a small Clint saying too 😂
I love my Common Snapper, when tamed they'll never bite, and they act more like a puppy than any other turtle and they are more interactive than an alligator snapper. They are also more hybrid than most aquatic turtles so they do fine on land walks. I still wouldn't recommend them as a pet for how easy it is to not properly care for them, but I love that I'll have a life long pet. I hatched my own, I'd not reccomend taming a wild turtle.
Just to clarify a couple points in the video. Snappers do not need to bask like other aquatic turtles, so UVB isn't as vital as their diet satisfies that need. Mine loves to bask under a heat source (no light). They may be lazy swimmers but they are good swimmers in my opinion. Mine will inflate herself to float or sink as needed. Common Snappers aren't exactly as quick as fish are so it's a bit unnatural to feed a whole fish diet which I avoid with so many bones. But as a protein source mine loves cuts of fish, crawdad tails, and scallops.
An older friend of mine was washing his hands off the edge of a dock after fileting some fish.
He was bitten by a common snapping turtle, which took off most of his pinky and did severe damage to his ring finger.
I realize this evidence is anecdotal and second hand, but I just wanted to share that they can, in fact, sever a digit.
But still, seems like a solid pet.
I think it all has to do with the way you are bitten
My family has a cabin on a lake, and our neighbor was out snorkeling when she saw a weird lump in the sand underwater. She poked it, and it turned out to be a baby snapping turtle, which took off the tip of her index finger
Yea I remember the video of coyote peterson's thumb. Sheesh that was not pretty
Are you sure they just didn’t mistake an alligator snapping turtle for a common snapping turtle?
i'm going to hazard a guess and say that friend bit on/near the joint?
regardless i'm not surprised, they can go through a carrot(requires about the same force as fingers to go through) even if it isn't the easiest thing for them to bite through
I used to have one.
Feeding was a blast!
I found him in a sewage treatment pond, if hardiness is ever in question.
Thats a shitty situation
@@liquidsleepgames3661 why
@@alejandromelecio its a pun.
@@liquidsleepgames3661 I know I said why as a reaction.
That “whoo!” Was very Steve Irwin 😄
Hopefully he's rubbed off on me :)
I have a fun story for you i was fishing with my friends once and one of them cought a snapping turtle and i could still see the hook in the beak so i pulled it up onto the land and straddled the back to hold the back legs with mine and use one hand to hold it to the head and wire cutter plyers to snap the barbs and pull out the hook. My friends thought i was crazy and i just couldn't let it go with a hook in the beak
I did see that Steve Irwin pop figure in the back 👀👀
Clint: bubba calm down
Bubba: no
Clint: please
Bubba: I refuse to be on thy channel
I have a giant snapping turtle named fluffy. His face is so cute to me I sometimes forget he'd chew me up in a split second lol. Thank God I remember that before handling!! Lol
Alligator snapper. And you cant handle them unless they're babies so..
"He's like a hamburger." LOL forever. I just love you, Clint. I wish there were so many more people like you. You make me laugh and learn and your RESPECT for these animals as autonomous beings makes me so very happy. I have an adult Carolina mantis that I am ACHING at the prospect of losing in a month or three here, and I have always tried to respect her decisions. Only held her once to save her from an ant invasion.
I can boop her (gentle touch, back leg or "mantisbutt") and she kind of pearlclutches like WELL I NEVER, but she does NOT run or threat-display (you know that I AM CORNHOLIO thing mantises do, lol?) So I don't press the issue or do it very often. I offer her my hand gently and calmly and she checks me out busily with those antennae but has no desire to stand on my hand. BUT--she doesn't run away, as she's learned I won't hurt her, and I'm so honored by that!
A previous mantis would stand on the "door" on purpose so I'd open it and hold her--she'd eagerly trot into my hand! They all have their own little personalities and moods and reasons and boundaries, and I love and respect that YOU love and respect that, is the point of this ramble. They don't owe us anything . We owe THEM the best care and respect and love we can offer, and IMO that HAS to include letting them say NO unless there's a serious pressing danger.
u can tell this is one of clint's favorite animal when he cited a source just to explain his turtle. great video. now i will stop watching or else i might want to get another turtle.
You should watch, and get another turtle 😁
GET ANOTHER TURTLE WILHELM.
*DO IT.*
@Wilhelm Tan GET TEH THE SNAPPPERRRR
seriously, I'm four feet tall and been raising a rescued snapping turtle for two years.. Of all my animals he was the hardest learning curve but lead to alot of great times... If you REALLY love turtles , your life is better with one of these.
If it's reasonable.
Finally, someone else gets my fear of opening Pillsbury products! I make my husband do it for me, he thinks I'm crazy for being scared of it. Then again, he already thinks I'm a little odd for having two lizards, a pacman frog, and now a new B. Hamorii sling... 😁 Thanks for doing all these rad videos!
I hate opening those biscuit tubes. Scares the crap outta me. Lol
Replace every time he said Bubba in this video with Chunk, Clint has changed his mind.
Indeed.
CHONK
Clint's Reptiles bubba chunk?
I found you on Friday and you are so gentle and thoughtful regarding all of these wonderful creatures. Definitely have me planning my next reptile once I'm in a place to safely support one.
Love snapping turtles 🥰 and aquatic turtles in general! Mr. Turtleman, my Cumberland slider, is such a joy to interact with & observe. Snapping turtles have such rad personalities 🤘
Growing up I had a green sunfish named Mr. Fishman :)
@@ClintsReptiles that is too cool! Love it 🥰
I never thought someone could convince me that getting a snapping turtle would be a good idea until today 😂
We have these in iowa, even helped one cross the highway. So much fun to watch.
Thank you for helping them out!!
Clint is the best reptile education channel that I know. he shows passion for the animals he puts on video and says the pros and cons of a reptile honestly. I'm personally getting a bearded dragon and I've been wanting one for 6 years.
You should do the 5 worst common pet reptiles, not to hate on the animal but as a way to educate future reptile keepers
That really is something that we should do soon.
Mr Balls I love this idea.
I totally agree. I've added it to my list.
Maybe "5 hardest to care for" rather than worst. Just a nicer way to word it.
Diamondback terrapins are some of the most rewarding turtles to keep. They just get so excited to see you and genuinely are outgoing it’s crazy to me.
I read the title, and was thoroughly convinced it said "Come on, Snapping turtle" and wondered if Clint was doing a collab with Coyote Peterson. Side note: which would be awesome.
Tbh clint is the only youtuber that i'd stay and watch a 20+ min video with only talking and explaining things, this channel is so underrated
Ive seen a man on YT that has a large snapping turtle that follows him around like a puppy dog and loves his neck scratched. I was surprised that they could be that friendly.
Is it Gizmo?
Hey! TH-cam just suggested this video to me and i was curious on your thoughts on Common Snapping Turtles and just heard that you are from Utah! I am here in Utah as well. Up in O-town. Great video and i will have to check put your channel more. Love seeing other fellow herpatologists from Utah!
I live in West Virginia and I absolutely love common snapping turtles! The wild ones are usually super grumpy and are a pain yo move off the roads. But I think they are my favorite. I've always played with the idea of having a pet snapper. I kept a baby for 2 days and let it go because I was worried about keeping it. Thank you for bringing one of my favorite animals into the spotlight on a positive side!
OMG! I just found your channel. I've been a turtle guy since I was 5yrs old. I'm 63 now. I'm a northern Indiana northern Michigan area native my whole life. Of all the turtles I've caught in my life the common snapper, definitely, has the most interesting personality ... and I've caught a butt load of all the turtles in my area... from just hatched to as big as the seat in your truck. The older they are, the most blessed I feel I am to meet them and save them...
I have a little baby snapping turtle!😍 He's so cool! He's in a 55 Gallon right now but I have an out door pond for when he grows up.
I love Bubba, he's such a fun lad! Full of energy and joy, and like you said, he showed absolutely no signs of aggression even with all that handling and being in a space where he pretty clearly didn't want to stay lol. Delightful video
Turtle: *Waddles slowly*
Clint: "WOAH there! Slow down! You're really hard to film."
Honestly this has to be my favourite TH-cam channel. It's so informative and wholesome plus I get to see all the cool animals. I try to listen to your videos while I work but you are so enthusiastic while talking about them that I find myself switching between tabs constantly just to look at them!
So, common snapping turtle meets uncommon strapping lad.
Love the videos. Keep the joy going in these odd times.
Lil Herc best description of our beloved Clint!
Hey Clint, Ian here. It was fun meeting you and the turtle the other week. I didn't expect to see him again so soon!
My red-footed tortoise loves pepperoni pizza. When he smells it, he comes to ask for it. I know he shouldn't have it but he demands it (pokes my foot with his beak until I give him some). I always thought they were only vegetarians, until I met my tortoise. He is large and already in her 20s. I have had him most of my life.
Of course they like pizza, haven't you ever seen Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 😅
@@vanillajack5925 hahaha. Never thought Kohki (my tortoise) was one of them. It all makes sense now.
@@mvanv 😅
LOL, turtles always have such unique personalities and quirks, people don't give reptiles enough credit when it comes to them having a personality.
@@herlocksholmeshasautism I agree. My grandma has another red-footed tortoise (his girlfriend) and I left him at my grandmother's for a while. When I came back Kohki (his name) introduced me to his girlfriend. He would not come when I called him, he started "clicking", as if calling me to come and meet his mate. When I approached him, he started rubbing his face against her shell. Super cute PDA. And then he approached me and gave me a peck (touched my fingers with his beak as he usually does). They are truly special and capable of showing affection. I love my tortoise.
Hi Clint! First time viewer here, but I really like the wholesome tone to your video. Thank you for putting this out into the world!
Snappin turtle be like: boop me, I DARE YOU
It is a constant temptation...
@@ClintsReptiles holy you replied
I boop mine😅
@@nataliemartinez7431 0_o
@@Che_Yo Hes tamed
I think this was my favourite video of yours that I’ve seen to date. The way there appeared to be an actual bond between Clint and the animal was a cherry on top I don’t usually get to see.
Scratch that, the bond between the animal and Clint. Clint loves then all, but it was neat seeing the signs that the animal was comfortable with Clint specitically.
I found mine as a half dollar sized baby in the cart room of the store I work in. He's now the size of nipper.
I had a pet common snapping turtle for 5 or 6 years when growing up in Houston TX. He was as gentle as the one you show here. Also as big. Because he was handled almost daily he tamed down nicely. After I graduated High School I released him back into the wild. He was my favorite animal. Thanks for the good review of this great animal.
Your enthusiasm for the common snapping turtle is contagious! Very fun an informative video! 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
One of these dudes almost made me wreck my car the other day. He was crossing the road and I swerved to miss him. Had I hit him though I think he would’ve flipped my car over lol
I must say. Since I was 4 years old I have dealt with and even rescued a few snapping turtles. You have opened my eyes to a broader sense of snapping turtles. I am really really wow’ed!
One time when I was larping at a local park a snapper wandered onto our field. He was very unhappy, and I had to give him my sword handle to bite onto while we carried him back to the water! It still has bite marks on it haha
That makes for a good campfire story:
"I had to herd a mighty beast back to its underwater lair, using only my sword."
Why were you camping with a sword is the question i have.
@@Evilrose0611 "camping with a sword" is about 80% of what larp is lol
@@mortimerputnam2656 massive brain fart on my end. I have no clue why i read larping as camping. My bad.
Looks like you got a battle scarred blade :)
Your opening **THIS**... had me thinking I was about to learn about all the "quirks and features" of the Common Snapping Turtle, and I wasn't disappointed. 🤣
They're cool to look at and their adaptations are amazing to study. That being said, everyone has an opinion. That's why they're are different herps for different people. I have two sliders. Love them. They're very sociable and goofy. Keeping a snapper would be the last on my list. I know people who love large snakes. I do not. They're a pain in the ass to me. I love my corn snakes because they have a calm demeanor, beautiful morphs, and their size is so easily manageable. Different herps for different people. Very nice video.
That's was a wonderful surprise!!!! I wondered when this video would pop up. I'm from Ohio and it always blows my mind that these things are roaming around in our waterways. I've had to move a couple out of people's yards and off busy roads a couple times, and I am astonished at how cool they are every time I put hands on one. They are excellent! They get a solid 5/5 for awesomeness in my book!
Handibility - three out of five - fine print - that's how many fingers you lose when trying to handle one...
Well see your wrong cuz they can't remove your finger. Ive gotten 3 stitches from a 45 lb snapper that nailed my pinky finger an it didnt even really hurt that bad just cut it
Big Z's Animal Adventures just because you haven’t lost a finger doesn’t mean they can’t. Alligator turtles can for sure, and I have personally seen a common bite a fairly large fish in half. With the bite force and the shearing beak it would be more than capable of removing a finger that ended up in its mouth. Every bite wouldn’t do it, but some probably could.
@@Tinyvalkyrie410 no that's just incorrect. Their beak is sharp enough to cause lacerations an some pain but they don't have enough jaw strength to break bone. A fish sure their bones are thin an brittle. An alligator snapping turtle easily could but a common snapping turtle is just not possible. Maybe a large enough male could maybe break a finger although highly unlikley. Ive worked with reptiles my whole life and im a senior in college in zoology an herpetology I know far more about reptiles then you or the guy who's comment I replied to. Do some research before believing every old story you hear
Big Z's Animal Adventures you are making assumptions about the knowledge of the people you are talking to without justification. I am a biophysicist and have significant experience with reptiles from working at zoos, an aquarium and two rescues. Humans have been shown to bite off fingers on many occasions, and they have to crush and rip... a turtle cuts, which requires much less force. Even if we assume they cannot break bone, they certainly could slice through a joint. As I said, not every bite would, but a lucky one absolutely could.
Edit: for anyone still curious, it has been well established that both common and alligator snapping turtles eat other turtles, including shells, in the wild. If a turtle can regularly crack open a turtle as a snack, I definitely wouldn’t trust them with my fingers.
@@bigzsanimaladventures4781 Is a joke BZ - I know that the common snapper isn't as dangerous as the alligator snapper - there's a TH-cam video floating around where some idiot had a common snapper latch onto his neck and he easily survived - doesn't stop that beak from being extremely intimidating looking though.
Honestly homie I just watch your videos to go to sleep not that They’re boring you just have a really soothing voice lol
Clint: I’ve been watching Baba and his bite doesn’t seem that hard
Coyote Petersion: are you sure about that
That was an alligator snapper
For providing amazing bloopers I give the Common Snapping Turtle a five out of five! 😂 That was great! Your pets are beautiful! Best. Stay safe. 😎💯👍🏻❤️🙏🧼
These are awesome!! u should totally collab with coyote Peterson!!!
I'll add a category "biteability"
Clint's Reptiles lol
@@ClintsReptiles We'll see you on the next adventure then!
So I've shared this video a bunch of times because I live in their native range, and they are probably second only to our eastern box turtles to be most commonly in the road, in a dangerous place, and needing to be relocated. I occasionally see debates on social media about how best to handle them, (often people swear by picking up even big turtles by their tails 😢) so I share this with a "skip to" time for handling.
I actually just moved a snapper off the road the other day - my first turtle this spring. He was little bit bigger than nipper was in this video, and the most well mannered wild snapper I've ever met. I wanted to take him home.
But thanks for being you and thanks for sharing awesome, informative content!!
Hilarious how the turtle kept on trying to escape the scene, like
“I’m heading out mate, see ya!”
I love my snapper, Bowser. I found him in the middle of the road when he was no bigger than a half dollar.
I love how fresh he dressed just so he could show off his turt
I’m not a big turtle guy but something there is about bubba I really enjoyed. Neat neat animal. Great video Clint.
“He’s like a hamburger.” Absolutely sent me 😂
Loved this! 💜 A very cool change from the desk! In the future it may be cool for the camera to follow the turtle around (unless it's too unreasonable).👍
Or put a camera on the turtle
i’m so glad you went over how to hold these guys because i’ve just been picking napolean up with a pair of barbecue tongs
😂
Great video. One of my fav animals,too. Grew up catching them in FL. The out takes on this are some of the best! Great work.
😂❤ I understand the pillsbury startle too well. Ahh not gonna hurt us, we know its coming... gets me every time 😂. Interesting you did this video, was just talking yesterday about the one I saved from the road. People make them out to be super vicious but that day I felt and witnessed another level of feeling when it looked back almost pleading in a way as I carried it away from traffic debating this "terrifying" nature.
I like how genuinely excited this guy is to talk about his reptiles
I have a male I named him Scorpious. He eats fresh tilapia, shrimp, live minnows and water lettuce. He is about to get a 1000 gallon enclosure. I live in a 900 square foot house and eat hotdogs so my shell baby can live like a king.
I have no reference for how big 1000 gallons Is, but good for you treating him right
@@roborat 8 ' long x 6' wide x 3' deep =1080 gallons and it will be filtered as a pass through system with water from my 8000 gallon koi pond
@@Jimi182 that sounds cool
I stopped traffic yesterday for one of these guys to cross a rural highway. He was the coolest looking turtle I’ve ever seen.
As an avid Kayaker, I run into these all the time. They are always labeled as aggressive, but the Snapping turtle in water is very reasonable. Honestly, I am terrified of a "Beautifully Graceful Swan" over a group of snapping turtles.
The waterfowl are prevalent on the lake I kayak and sometimes they are "victims" of motorboats. Once in a while, I will find a couple of Snapping turtles feeding on the dead. They are always a welcome sight to me.
As for a pet, I just don't think so. Only because they deserve huge water feature to explore
Yeah swans and geese can be assholes. They're also huge, can fly, can honk.
i just came across your video today... so glad i did tho!!!! i love the positive vibes man and the love for these animals. keep up the great work!
Have you heard of gizmo the snapping turtle puppy
I wish I had this video when I was a kid to convince my parents to keep the common snapper we found at camp. To their credit if I put myself in their living situation at the time and my 4 year old wanted to keep a snapping turtle, I would have said no too. Size and cost was the dealbreaker. They didn't realize the little baby we found would become so massive. When they did find that out they made us return him to the lake where we found him.
This was only about 20 years ago, so he's probably still lurking out there somewhere. I miss my lil snappy boy.
Hey Clint, great video. I love turtles, however, tortoises are more my forte. We have 2 tortoises, one a Hermann's and the other a Russian... as well as a Corn snake (thanks to you😁), a Merauke blue tongue, and a Pixie frog.
Is there any chance of a Pixie Frog (Pyxicephalus Edulis) video in the future?
Awesome dont see many Hermanns . Had a sulcata for a time but we ended up moving into a apartment so had to rehome her 🙁
@@Kyenta Dang, sorry to hear that. Sulcatas are one of my favorites!
Jay Hovis yeah Ricky was a awesome girl
Been binging your videos all day. Hello from Salt Lake City!
I sometimes wonder what bearded dragons would do in a realllly oversized enclosure, like some monitor enclosure. Can you do a video on that? I would love to see the behaviours tiny lizards would show in bigger enclosures!
I want this for bearded dragons. Coming soon :)
So close to 200k, you deserve 200k
Generously proportioned? 🤣🤣🤣
My dog shares your hatred for opening Pillsbury products, Clint! 😜
Recently saved a common snapping turtle on the Hwy almost the size of Knipper. I used the technique in this video to pick the little guy up, thankfully before more vehicles were coming head on. I put him in a cup until I got home and put him in our large pond. Hopefully he is happy there. Thank you Clint for showing how to pick these guys up. It took some quick decision making but thanks to your video I knew how to do it! This was in Texas, so these guys are well established here. I wanted to keep him but my own pet snapping turtle, Kronk, is so much smaller than that guy!
Bubba must be chilly, he keeps walking towards the sunlight
I really do love your videos. Very informative and easy to understand. I raised a couple snappers for a few years. Very docile and amazing animals. Thanks for the vid!
The best way to do a snapper pet is to overwinter a baby one, and rerelease it when it gets warm again. I did this every year for most of my teen years. They're super fun
very interesting and informative , thank you. also they are pretty cute Hehe.
Well, now I'm gonna have to add a snapper to the family! My tegu is named 'Pubba' 🥰 digging the name Bubba 😉
Would love to get a tegu one day 🥰 is yours a black and white?
@@Kyenta yes indeed, he's a black and white Argentine, and he is a biiiiig boy; I have a few videos of him on my channel. He is my favorite thing in the universe, sleeps on my belly every night.
Irie Rogue that is adorable
Clint has since changed Bubba's name to "Chunk," he revealed on a livestream after it was filmed around a month ago.
I love the setup you did for the first part of the
video keep on doing this
Red eared sliders are a good pet....each turtle is different all animals have a personality.
Some like to be handled. Some do not like to be handled.
Loved the video, your were so informative and happy. Thank you for all the info. Thank you for the great video. 😊😊
Ive seen them in a lot of sewage treatment plants actually. Basically bomb proof
Omg I was just watching the video on the alligator snapping turtle!! I was waiting for this video!!!
0:37 I disagree. The snapping turtle is the coolest looking of all 🐢
I love them, they are amazing. I love that the big one is named Bubba, that's just fantastic. And that head snap, that jumped me, very impressive! I love how Nipper is basically just chill the whole time, like he knew Bubba had already put you through your paces and upper body workout for the day, and wanted to give you a break.
I think filming an in-motion vid was a great idea, Bubba lol
Wow man! I just got a snapper a few days ago. He's a baby that i saved. It almost seems like you made this video just for me 😃 thank you Clint. Your channel is fantastic and i love it. 👍
I live in Oklahoma, and have “fought” caught lol many snapping turtles. Your method for handling them is great! Thanks for the info. You’re a genius or I’m a moron. Insert you live in OK of course you’re a moron joke here, lol. Anyway love your channel, my children love your channel, and just saying thank you keep up the good work.
You're from Oklahoma you can't be too dumb
Thank you for talking about not picking these up by the tail!! Way too many people think that's the appropriate method thanks to TV and it makes me so mad. Their plastron pretty much has a built-in handle in the back, lol!