Hmm... Aligator snappers are not indigenous to the area where our pond is located. However, we have had some run-ins with the common snapper, but thought that we had gotten rid of them. While fishing about a year and a half ago, a friend had a few bass on a stringer, not too keep, but just waiting for someone to get back from a trail ride with a camera to take a few pics. When someone arrived he reached down to grab the stringer and there were two common snappers who had a death grip on two of the three bass. Being a
game specis, he wielded a 12 guage and issued fair waring; It went something like this: "
Say hello to my little friend." The two common snappers were terminated. Haven't seen any since.
Here's the thing that puzzles me if indeed the above photo is from a snapper: How in the world did it/they get in the space under the dock decking? You may very well be right, but I can't imagine a turtle being able to get up into the space where the fish heads are. Or, even
why they would choose that space over the bank
See the below photo to get a better idea.
Oh, and to answer your questions, the pond is less than a mile from the Current River, which is a spring fead river. There is also a spring just below (as in 10 ft.) the pond dam, which feads into the Current River. This is the first time we have ever found any dead fish, or parts thereof, under the dock.
