Lucky to be alive!

bigcitybill

I was walking along minding my business and he charged at me.
Closing fast, I could see the killing look in his cold eyes.
Fortunately he veered off path at the last moment and my life was spared [:D]


http://tinyurl.com/k48c58d

searcher5

You are, indeed, a lucky man. Next time, be prepared with a 45/70.

bigcitybill

My hands are still shaking.

ChrisInTempe

Pretty cool critter, don't see them often in their natural surroundings.

guntech59

[:D]

BikerBob

He was covering some ground there. Glad you were able to react!

ChrisInTempe

Luckily, that particular breed is afraid of heights. Instead of leaping for the throat, they never lunge higher than the ankles.

So you can defend yourself with proper footwear.



Not a bad idea to have someone on watch duty at all times, when in likely Wild Ankle Biting Tortoise Territory...

Ditch-Runner

were you wearing tortoise shell frame glasses or a helmet it thought was its mate ? [:D]to attract him / her

mmppres

when is the soup ready

select-fire

quote:Originally posted by mmppres
when is the soup ready


[:p][:p][:p] Yummy

LesWVa

Strom Thurmond walking dead on the campaign trail?

drl50

It's quite apparent that you were the hunted and not the hunter in this encounter. You are lucky to scamper to safety in a nick of time!

perry shooter

Wow we don't have any dry land turtles in the mid Atlantic area except
what we call a BOX turtle nothing like that shell or front legs

JnRockwall

Thats pretty cool Bill.

You encounter him on the way to QT for some Black Mango tea?

ChrisInTempe

Don't hear about them much but many turtles spend years picking up pointers from US Navy Seals in training. Not surprising realy when you stop to consider it. SEALS train in places where amphibians would be right at home, after all.

Cross one of these "pets" and you are gonna' be seriously sorry for your ignorance.

bigcitybill

Chris, you sure do post some huge pics.
Thanks so much for supplementing my original post.

gartman

That thing is no map turtle. It is a Sulcata tortoise from Africa. They can get huge, close to a hundred pounds or more.

grumpygy

Only know that they cannot be fenced in. They will get out. Worse than any dog I have ever seen.

retroxler58

Whoa... Slow that thing down won't ya?