I set 4 or 5 conibears this past spring to clear out a couple of rats. I missed retrieving one of the traps once I was done.
Fast forward to about 4 weeks ago. I was weed whipping the edge/perimeter when I noticed something floating below the surface about 5 feet out. It looked like something wide with two swollen feet sticking upward. Oh yeah, that's where I set that last conibear!
I put on the tall rubber boots and waded out to collect the last rat that I missed. As I pulled it up, it started falling apart like good bbq ribs fall off the bone. The stink hit me about the same time that I saw the snapper shell.