View Full Version : Okay Scanker, I give in....
...What is it???
For those of you who haven't looked click here (http://www.bushcraftuk.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=1160&limit=recent)
Have you been playing with PS6...or did you find it in Springfield River just next to Mr Burns power plant :eek:
Abbe Osram
20-06-2006, 15:41
...What is it???
For those of you who haven't looked click here (http://www.bushcraftuk.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=1160&limit=recent)
Have you been playing with PS6...or did you find it in Springfield River just next to Mr Burns power plant :eek:
yuck, this thing would shake me up if I catch that one in the net!
cheers
Abbe
Don Redondo
20-06-2006, 15:49
looks like an American Snapper turtle/terrapin.....although I'm sure some of our transatlantic friends will confirm it [or not]..... hope it was'nt filmed in the UK... they eat everything.........
You must have missed this thread:
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/community/showthread.php?t=13557
The consensus was a soft shelled turtle, identified by Galemys.
looks like an American Snapper turtle/terrapin.....although I'm sure some of our transatlantic friends will confirm it [or not]..... hope it was'nt filmed in the UK... they eat everything.........
It was in the UK. :( I need to find the reference but I'm sure my wife said she read something about them and saw they take ducklings etc.
Don Redondo
20-06-2006, 15:53
Aha!
it might last over the winter, needs removing though as it will probably be the top predator in the pond, the native fauna will all be eaten
You must have missed this thread:
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/community/showthread.php?t=13557
The consensus was a soft shelled turtle, identified by Galemys.
You're right, I did miss the thread, but I'm not convinced. For one thing the shell is not obvious, and the body appears long and thin....
Bizzarre...
Ahhhh!
Apparently they can stretch their necks quite a long way, which may give the impression that their is a thin body beneath the water....
Fascinating.
where did you say it was?
Roath Park Lake in Cardiff.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/southeast/panoramics/pages/cardiff_roathparklake.shtml
jdlenton
20-06-2006, 16:16
I missed the first thread too it is hummm an "unusual" looking creature isn't it?
have you informed the relevant authorities that its there yet ?
James
pothunter
20-06-2006, 17:28
How should it be handled?
Can I eat it !!!!
bambodoggy
20-06-2006, 17:38
Can I eat it !!!!
:lmao: :lmao: :lmao:
I know someone at the EA who works in Fisheries Protection, so I've contacted him as a first step and will see what advice he can offer.
Carcajou Garou
20-06-2006, 22:32
Ok so there I was just swimming and minding my business and this guy come along and starts to take pictures, being naked I just dive under but a guy can only hold his breath so long, so you got me :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:
jamesoconnor
20-06-2006, 23:25
i dont know why your slagging this creature off!! it looks like my wife!! :lmao:
regards
james
redcollective
20-06-2006, 23:59
i dont know why your slagging this creature off!! it looks like my wife!! :lmao:
regards
james
Lets just hope she can't read James - or you're a dead man! :D