Snapping turtles are quite smart, evolution wise. They don't show themselves much, can stay hidden underwater for hours, can detect foot vibration in water ages before you get close to the pond...

Luxury for a snapping turtle would be to loaf beneath a canopy of waterlilies on a hot sunny day, pecking succulent stems at a leisurely pace, once in a while peaking its nose to the surface to breath

Incredibly gentle, delicate in water, moving at no more than a very slow leisurely pace, rare is it for them to be found without heavy plant cover to hide in through the daylight hours.

Can be a tad stroppy with hissy fits should you be so uncouth as to drag them out of their deep cosey pond... They make very easy going pets, until they outgrow their aquarium.

Turtle traps can winkle them out fairly easy, if you know what you are doing

Regards, andy
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