Frightingly, I'm there too
I have saved (or at least moved them off the road) in excess of 100 turtles. I've been moving turtles off the road for 30 years. Anymore, I generally bring bos turtles home to my 8 y/o so he can keep them for a couple of days. Sliders and other water-type turtles, the same. Snappers I just try to move.
Leon, based on years of experience, here's the deal with snappers. They can't bite you when you have hold of their tail, so long as you hold them away from your body. Distract them with a stick or something, pick them up by their long tail, and move them off the road. All is then good. Obviously, the big ones are harder. They also appear to be generally crankier. Of course, where I come from some people pick them up and make soup. I personally don't subscribe to that, but I suppose that's the other option.
Kenny
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