Alligator snapping turtle found in Cumbria

Mysterae_ said:
We had an escaped Japanese macaque on the loose in the Highlands a few weeks ago.


It's too early to tell if it bred with the local haggis.
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Good to see, either dangerous by force, diseases or cross breeding, is all good in my eyes, we need a serious animal in this country that isn't a bloody dog.
 
robfosters said:
You’ll be amazed what reptile dealers get hold of, especially ones with DWA licenses. Crocs, cobras, mambas, Rattlers. They can get hold of anything
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well yeah, i know you can get all kinds of venomous stuff, i just thought there was rules about things that could be classed as invasive species for the risk of them getting loose. i must be misremembering something.
 
wolfie138 said:
wonder where it came from, i'd be surprised if any reptile dealers would stock it.
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Last year a bloke came to talk to me after my gig, I saw his snake tattoos, he claimed he had 213 snakes with 30 of them being dangerous.
I asked if he'd got a Black Mamba and he said he had both black and green so I said you need you to prove this.
I went to his house in a place called Weston Coyney and in his back garden he had a huge shed with them all in there.
I thought it was a bit cruel because the majority were just in plastic boxes with holes drilled in them.
He's not allowed to sell the dangerous snakes but he has a license to keep them.
Personally I think a shed that scrotes can get into and pour them all out isn't a very safe place.
He said he could get his hands on anything.

We have a local shop called The Unconventional Menagerie in Longton Stoke and I pay many visits to it, it's not unusual to see dangerous snakes, arctic foxes and baby alligators - https://www.theunconventionalmenagerie.co.uk
 
River water in Cumbria must be not much above freezing during winter, surprised the turtle was coping in it, given they are usually found in water much closer to approx 20C+.

Brian Barczyk's Reptarium has a chunky brute called Bowser, iirc he's approx 125 pounds these days, still growing and moving across the road to Lega Sea in the next month or so.
 
SexyGreyFox said:
Last year a bloke came to talk to me after my gig, I saw his snake tattoos, he claimed he had 213 snakes with 30 of them being dangerous.
I asked if he'd got a Black Mamba and he said he had both black and green so I said you need you to prove this.
I went to his house in a place called Weston Coyney and in his back garden he had a huge shed with them all in there.
I thought it was a bit cruel because the majority were just in plastic boxes with holes drilled in them.
He's not allowed to sell the dangerous snakes but he has a license to keep them.
Personally I think a shed that scrotes can get into and pour them all out isn't a very safe place.
He said he could get his hands on anything.

We have a local shop called The Unconventional Menagerie in Longton Stoke and I pay many visits to it, it's not unusual to see dangerous snakes, arctic foxes and baby alligators - https://www.theunconventionalmenagerie.co.uk
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There was a place in Walsall years back (Serpentarium?) that used to sell all sorts, including venomous snakes. They had ridiculously huge snapping turtles there, big monitor lizards etc

It was a cool place to visit, but I remember thinking "why the hell would anyone buy a reticulated python?"
 
UTmaniac said:
River water in Cumbria must be not much above freezing during winter, surprised the turtle was coping in it, given they are usually found in water much closer to approx 20C+.

Brian Barczyk's Reptarium has a chunky brute called Bowser, iirc he's approx 125 pounds these days, still growing and moving across the road to Lega Sea in the next month or so.
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Moving due to Bryan passing away?
 
BDEE said:
Moving due to Bryan passing away?
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No, Brian bought the unit opposite The Reptarium last year to turn it into an interactive zoo. Once Brian was diagnosed with cancer there were some delays because of finances, guessing they stand a chance of being open around Easter this year, but a lot of the big on-site built tanks have leaks that need sorting.

Bowser the Alligator Snapping Turtle, just like a number of other animals in The Reptarium, is getting an enclosure upgrade at Lega Sea.
 
jigger said:
Imagine that at 80kg! That’s the same as a light heavyweight boxer.
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I saw the video last night its only a juvenile its tiny, fully grown they're huge they're nearly a metre across with a head the size of a football, I'm guessing its already grown too big for someone's tank and they thought they were doing it a favour
 
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