Police divers are hunting a snapping turtle that bit a 15-year-old boy on the penis in an alpine lake.

 

They believe the turtle had probably been dumped in the lake at Grossweil in Bavaria by its owner after it got too big for its tank.

 

They say the animals, that are natives to North America and are illegal to own in Germany, usually avoid human contact unless cornered.

 

They are puzzled as to why the turtle should have attacked the teenage swimmer.

 

The boy was bitten through the swimming trunks on his private parts and then bitten again on the hand as he tried to scramble out of the water.

 

He realised what it was that was attacking him when the turtle latched onto his finger, leaving a deep wound that needed several stitches.

 

Snapping turtles can reach a weight of six stone and live for 80 years, but police believe that if they failed to catch the latest turtle escapee it will not survive through the winter when the lake freezes over.

 

Despite the hot weather locals have been avoiding the lake since the incident, but so far there has been no further sign of the turtle and the hunt by police divers has been unsuccessful.

 

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Holy crap! :o poor kid, pretty lucky though considering what else could've happened

Holy crap! :o poor kid, pretty lucky though considering what else could've happened

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If a snapping turtle bit off little flying_mollusk, I dont think Id want to live anymore.

I hate snapping turtles. Those things are real jerks.

Crap, My dad caught one of those when we went fishing once those suckers are mean.

dude i had a snapping turtle named miguel that i bought from homeboy at the Hardrock. And my friends killed him by pouring vodka in his tank, idiots.

 

I dont remember it saying that it almost bit his wang off just that it bit it, either way that sucks

dude i had a snapping turtle named miguel that i bought from homeboy at the Hardrock. And my friends killed him by pouring vodka in his tank, idiots.

 

I dont remember it saying that it almost bit his wang off just that it bit it, either way that sucks

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dude i had a snapping turtle named miguel that i bought from homeboy at the Hardrock. And my friends killed him by pouring vodka in his tank, idiots.

 

I dont remember it saying that it almost bit his wang off just that it bit it, either way that sucks

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:lol :lol Cant blame him for trying

Wow, I feel really bad for the kid. We need to get rid of those turtles, they're really dangerous!

Wow, I feel really bad for the kid. We need to get rid of those turtles, they're really dangerous!

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They are puzzled as to why the turtle should have attacked the teenage swimmer.

 

The boy was bitten through the swimming trunks on his private parts and then bitten again on the hand as he tried to scramble out of the water.

 

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maybe the kid was after some turtle-lovin'

I'm not sure i believe this. Its very hard for an animal of that size to get a clean bite of a penis inside of someones swim trunks. If he were naked its different maybe he thought it was a worm or somehting. This sounds like a bs story.

I remember the first year I moved to Michigan, all on the exact same day in June, roughly 7 LARGE snapping turltes came into our backyard to bury some eggs. It was so weird because they all showed up that same day and started digging holes in our yard. We would walk by them and they would hiss. One time, in a different year, I was lying in the grass doing yardwork or something and I realized there was a snapper in the garden right next to my head. I freaked out because that thing could have easily taken my ear off.

Wow, I feel really bad for the kid. We need to get rid of those turtles, they're really dangerous!

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If we need to get rid of snapping turtles for being so dangerous, then we should get rid of people like you whose ignorance and foolishness are a danger to rational thought.

 

 

 

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