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 Indiana and Michigan Snapping Turtle Removal & Control
We trap snapping turtles in Northwest Indiana and Southwest Michigan. Snapping turtles can be very dangerous to both humans and pets. The turtle can amputate a finger with its powerful jaws. It will make a hissing sound when it is threatened or encountered; however, when in the water and unprovoked, they are fairly docile toward humans. They will bite under water if provoked or stepped on.
Our most common complaint is snapping turtles killing Coy goldfish. Snapping turtles also kill waterfowl including Swan Signets. Most people don’t realize what is happening until they have suffered significant damage. Snappers are true dinosaurs and will eat anything they can fit into their mouth. Snappers can live 50 years and weigh 50 pounds getting as big as a trash can lid. Full grown Snappers have no predators because they are so mean. They are so big they can’t hide inside their shell like other turtles, so their defense is snapping. Their specific name is “serpentine” meaning snake like because their neck is so mobile and long, they can reach out and bite someone holding their shell as fast as a snake.
- Snapping Turtle in your pond or on your land
- Snapping Turtle in yard
- Snapping Turtle that is infected with shell rot and the fungus infection
- Snapping Turtle has bitten a dog/cat
- Concern for safety of pets or children
Snappers will travel extensively overland to lay eggs. Pollution, habitat destruction, food scarcity, overcrowding and other factors will drive snappers to expand overland; it's common to find them traveling far from the nearest water source. They mate from April through November, with their egg laying season in June thou July. The female can hold sperm for several seasons, using it as necessary. Females travel over land to find sandy soil in which to lay their eggs, often some distance from the water. After digging a hole, the female deposits 21 to 77 eggs each year, guiding them into the nest with her hind feet and covering them with sand for incubation and protection. Incubation time is temperature-dependent, ranging from 9 to 18 weeks. In cooler climates, hatching's overwinter in the nest.
Snapping Turtle Trapping Services
We never euthanize a snapping turtle. As unusual as it may seem, the Snappers have a following of compassionate people who realize they are dinosaurs lost in a 21st Century world, and offer them shelter on private property. We have plenty of property to relocate Snappers so they can live out their ancient lifestyles.
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