just caught the show. turtleman is a trip. i can not belive this guy. so far, seems like a good show for the animal planet. has anyone seen it yet? cant help laughing my butt off. this turtleman from kentucky is cool.
momo said:just caught the show. turtleman is a trip. i can not belive this guy. so far, seems like a good show for the animal planet. has anyone seen it yet? cant help laughing my butt off. this turtleman from kentucky is cool.
got his teeth knocked out by chain saw, no, he rehomes the animals. i did see 2 snapper biteing each other , should have been in another bucket.pdrobber said:oh is this the one that has like no teeth? and he throws them into a pile and they start biting each other. and eventually are sold for meat?
emysemys said:I think he's a jerk. I hate the way he holds those snapping turtles by the plastron. It looks like that would be painful to the turtle. And I've seen him occasionally hold them by their tail. This could actually be harmful to the turtle. And kissing its face? Puhleeze!
I watched a couple episodes, then decided it wasn't my cup of tea. I DO like the skunk guy. And, of course, the one who started it all, Billy the exterminator!
emysemys said:Well, I don't know about the pile thing, but yes, he has no teeth. The two episodes I watched they said they treat them humanely and set them free far away from civilization, back into the wild.
I WOULD BE VERY UPSET IF THE KENTUCKY TARZAN TURTLEMAN EATS WHAT HE SAYS HE SAVES!pdrobber said:In this video around 2:45 he says he relocates them...this is a nice video.
http://www.heraldleaderphoto.com/2008/12/28/the-turtle-man/
I believe someone posted this a few weeks ago...
around 4:35 he talks about different cuts of meat, he sounds serious, maybe I'm wrong.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gn8EQ0azXpQ
yagyujubei said:Don't kid yourselves. How do you think this guy got to be like he is, and handle those snappers the way he does? I'll bet he's trapped, killed, eaten thousands of turtles in his life. Doesn't necessarily mean he does now.Turtleman the tv personality saves 'em. Who knows what the guy portraying him does. To kill snappers or softshells in ohio, all you need is a fishing license. My neighbor eats snappers. He handles them quite well.
[/quote YEARS AGO I KNEW PEOPLE THAT GREW UP EATING GATOR, ELK, SOFT SHELL TURTLE. THEY CAUGHT THE TURTLE WITH HOOKS. I COULDNT STAND IT . HAD TO LEAVE. THEY WERE RAISED IN FLORIDA AND TO THIS DAY THEY STILL DO IT. I DONT KNOW ABOUT EATING ANY TURTLE.BUT PEOPLE ARE DIFFERENT ALL OVER.