Most Harrowing Experience(s) Ever with Organisms

Nature Talk
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I was returning with a big snapping turtle in a bin in the back of my SUV during a road survey when I looked in the rear view mirror and saw a giant clawed foot coming slowly over the back seat. It was followed by the rest of a 25 pound, fighting mad snapper. By the time I stopped she had fallen between the seats and backed under the back seat, which meant the only way to remove her was from the front. She didn’t care for that. We didn’t care for that. It took three people, several garden implements and a lot of swearing to get her out. We bought new bins with better lids and some new garden tools the next day. Most didn’t survive the snapper onslaught.