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Out There: The trouble with turtles

By Keith "Catfish" Sutton
Special to ESPNOutdoors.com

Wednesday, May 7, 2003

Politicians are trying to fight crime by making it illegal to own various types of firearms. So far, the stumpers haven't tried banning turtles. But it's only a matter of time. Consider the plight of Tony Brewer in Balch Springs, Texas. Brewer was in a phone booth when two men approached, shoved a snapping turtle in his face and said, "Don't move or you're gonna get bit." No doubt Mr. Brewer was familiar with the adage, "When a snapper clamps down, it won't let go till it thunders." He gave t ...

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