I am not sure whether or not the baby snapping turtle escaped or was eaten today. However, I do find it mildly amusing that I was watching Diner's, Drive In's, and Dives on Food Network today and they were making Snapping Turtle Soup at some place in Pennsylvania. I remember looking at the turtle being cooked and saying, "Hey, that looks just like our little snapper."
Maybe the turtle heard my mental thoughts about its "brother" being made into a yummy (so they said on the show) soup. I am guessing the little turtle heard these mental thoughts and finally said, "To hell with this shit, I am out" and somehow managed to climb out of the container it was being held in and escaped into the back yard and a hopefully nearby pond.
I will not think of the poor turtle being eaten by some bird on fly by. I will simply think of this strong turtle climbing to freedom and living in some nearby pond. Good luck little turtle. Have a good life. I know you can make it to be a strong big turtle, who I hope remembers me if we are ever mucking through the same sludge at some future time and not bite my toes off.
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