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i'm so tempted to just dive and go for
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it
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the last thing you want is to get your
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hand
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into the mouth of a hundred pound
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gargantuan prehistoric reptile
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the dark swampy waters of southeast
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texas
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conceal many mysterious predators but
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nothing is more impressive
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than the reptile you're about to witness
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hailing is the largest freshwater turtle
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in north america
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this species is shrouded in folklore and
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the stories they spark
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are famous for igniting a status that is
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considered legendary
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the alligator snapping turtle reigns as
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the dragon
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of texas i have teamed up with carl
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and viviano of texas turtles this
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conservation group is on the front lines
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of protecting our shelled friends
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no matter the species they love turtles
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for several days we have been working
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under special permits to catch
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and record this location's resident
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gator snapper population
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using a safe method known as hoop
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netting we have had some incredible
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success
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landing a variety of algae-covered swamp
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monsters
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by now we know the famous phrase
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everything is bigger in texas
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and the turtles are no exception which
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means that some nets
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simply aren't big enough and that
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is where i come into play get ready
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this episode is about to get wild
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okay i'm checking a net that is
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close to the edge right here i think
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we've got a turtle it's moving this net
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is moving
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right here all right i'm gonna pull it
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up and take a look
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oh no it was outside of the net
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big turtle right outside of the net
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no there it goes and now
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he is back off and into the swamp
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that is a very large snake
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the water's too deep and too murky i
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can't see anything
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i'm so tempted to just
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just dive and go for it
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[Music]
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the dangerous thing about doing
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something like that is
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without being able to see which end of
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the turtle is the front end of the
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turtle
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the last thing you want is to get your
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hand
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into the mouth of a hundred pound
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gargantuan prehistoric
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the turtle reptile sitting right there
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i see that he's coming up right here
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he's right there
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i'm gonna make a jump one
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two
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oh yeah oh that is how you jump in to
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catch
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clark gargantuan snapping turtle
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if at first you don't catch it with the
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trap you wait just
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a few seconds longer and the turtle will
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return
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to the bait all the way underwater and
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that is the only way
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that i have learned to catch snapping
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turtles no nets
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no traps no problem oh buddy
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that is a good turtle right there my
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goodness
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okay i'm coming up watch your feet
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that is one powerful reptile right there
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and a turtle
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with jaws of that size could definitely
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take off your hand
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a second i went underwater my hands slid
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down the side
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of his carapace as i go please get to
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the backside of this turtle
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and don't let your hand end up in those
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jaws
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yes yes we have ourselves
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a really good looking alligator snapping
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turtle how about that
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a little bit of patience is all took and
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i knew
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i knew you were gonna come back for that
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bait but you didn't think i'd be waiting
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did you
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oh okay um if you can go run and get
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carl and viviana
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um i'll stay here with the turtle we'll
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get these biometrics
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yes yes
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and there you have it that is a true
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prehistoric giant the alligator snapping
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turtle the reptile that we have been
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searching for
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and safely trapping with the hoop nets
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for the past couple days now we've
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caught a couple of smaller turtles
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but nothing so far of this size and
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truth be told like i said
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during the process of that all unfolding
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this turtle wasn't actually quite in the
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net yet so
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jumping into the water to catch it ended
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up being the right tactic but the thing
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about this turtle that makes it so
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unique is just its prehistoric design
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look at this creature covered in algae
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gnarled carapace
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and a mouth that certainly means
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business now one of the big differences
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between the alligator snapping turtle
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and the common snapping turtle
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is the reach of that head and while the
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skull may be massive and the spread of
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those jaws
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incredible and the power definitely
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strong enough to take off a finger or
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crush a hand
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it doesn't quite have the reach of the
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common snapping turtle so me being this
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close to this turtle
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i don't feel as if i'm in danger in any
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way shape or form
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one of the most fascinating aspects
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about the alligator snapping turtle
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is actually the way that it hunts this
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is considered an
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ambush predator as compared to the
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common snapping turtle which i would say
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is much more pneumatic
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all this reptile needs to do is lay on a
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body of water
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and wait for its prey to come to it if
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you zoom in
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on the underside of that jaw there you
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can see that little fleshy appendage
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moving around
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it looks just like a worm this is called
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lingual luring the turtle will lay in
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weight
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wiggle that worm and a fish will get
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close thinking oh look at this
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i found an easy meal but it's exactly
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the opposite the fish gets close the
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snapping turtle clamps down its jaws
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and the fish went from potential
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predator to prey item
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at this size the only threat that a
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turtle of this magnitude faces
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is human interaction the alligator
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snapping turtle
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is considered a protected species which
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means it is illegal to go out
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and catch harass or interact with these
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reptiles unless you have the proper
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permits
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however that doesn't stop people from
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poaching these reptiles
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they're oftentimes traded on the black
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market in the pet trade but
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also the food trade believe it or not
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this turtle is the origin
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of turtle soup so we have to work
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collectively all of us to make sure
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that the protections stay in place to
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keep these prehistoric looking reptiles
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safe here on our planet i absolutely
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love the carapace of these turtles
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now as compared to the common snapping
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turtle the alligator snapping turtle
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has these very distinct ridges that run
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the length
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of its body now not only do they look
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cool and they gave them their namesake
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the alligator snapping turtle because
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when they come to the surface it almost
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looks like the back of an alligator
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but they have functionality during storm
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surge and hurricane season if the water
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levels change
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quickly this turtle is capable of
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wedging itself down in between
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logs it will essentially lock itself in
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place to make sure that it does not move
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from the territory that it is currently
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protecting
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and when you look at it it's got all
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this algae and even little worms and
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leeches crawling around on it
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there's an ecosystem existing on the
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back of this reptile
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one thing that i do love about these
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turtles is their eyes
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look at that black and gold focused
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all those little fleshy little particles
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of skin growing off of them
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and that helps to keep these animals
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camouflaged underwater you can see
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the algae that's growing on that
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turtle's face it really looks like a
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rock when it's laying
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on the basin of a body of water waiting
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for its prey to get close
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and looking inside that mouth that's
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probably about as close as i want to get
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and you'll notice there's a hole that
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keeps opening up inside its mouth there
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that's
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actually the way that this turtle
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breathes that little hole connects to
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the roof of its skull which then
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connects to its nostrils and that's how
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they're able to come up above the water
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take a quick breath without opening
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their mouths that also helps them when
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they're in the process of eating
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make sure that no water goes down and
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into their lungs
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okay i'd say that this turtle's about
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ready to get back into the water so it's
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time to do the important work
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i'm gonna bring in carl and viviana from
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texas turtles and we're going to collect
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the necessary data that they need
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to make sure that this turtle is
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properly documented all right guys you
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ready to pull the biometrics
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let's do it
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catching is fun but the most important
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aspect to carl and viviana's research
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is the biometrics headwith is taken
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first
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followed by carapace and plastron
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lengths
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next a pit tag which stands for passive
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integrated transponder
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is quickly inserted no
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this is not a tracking chip but instead
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is an identification tag
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that can quickly be scanned to id this
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turtle if it is caught again in the
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future
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think of it kind of like a turtle's
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social security number
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last but certainly not least is my
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favorite part
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the turtle's weight this big boy isn't
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going to set any world records
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but it does boast being the biggest
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turtle we caught on this round of
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research
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70.3 pounds yes that
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is a good sized turtle that's for sure
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i'll give you a look at the scale there
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with the biometrics complete
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this turtle is now ready for release
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well it's officially time to release
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this prehistoric behemoth
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back into the wild but before i do i
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just want to give a big thanks to texas
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turtles for allowing us to assist in the
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important research that they've been
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doing
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to help preserve the alligator snapping
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turtle i'm kidding peterson
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be brave stay wild
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we'll see on the next adventure
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around the world turtles are under
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threat
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and as i mentioned earlier there is no
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collective species that is considered
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more endangered
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than our shell-covered friends
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the work carl and viviana do through
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texas turtles
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on a year-round basis is not only about
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collecting data
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it's about spreading a message of change
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and fostering an
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understanding that turtles play a
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crucial role
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in the natural ecosystem illegal
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poaching
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black market trade and habitat
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destruction
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are only three of the biggest threats
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turtles face
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and until we get protections in place
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for all turtle species
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they will always be at risk
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brave wilderness continues to drive a
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narrative about turtle conservation
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and why it is so important but i
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encourage you to get involved
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if you love turtles and want to help
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check out the links we suggest in the
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video description below
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pick one of the turtle conservation
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groups and make a donation
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share their site on your social media or
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reach out and ask
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how you can get involved the world is a
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better place because of turtles
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so let's make sure that as humans we
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create a better future
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for this species
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hey coyote pack if you love turtles make
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