We have the land terrapins but they aren't that big.
The biggest I have ever caught was over 30 pounds. It's a funny story as we (the kids and me) had to get the dude out of the water and into the boat. Wish I had a movie of it.
__________________ There is room for all God's creatures....right next to the mash potatoes.
On Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives last night Guy interviewed some chef who made a really good looking turtle soup!...a restaurant in Louisiana i think!
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Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them a pleasure as well as a necessity. ~Voltaire All sorrows are less with bread. ~Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote