Agreed on soft shells - I have 1 soft shell that is probably all of 2 feet in diameter. First time I was on the pond, darn thing came up about 20' from my boat and scared the carp out of me. Really a beautiful turtle.
Looks like I should put in a turtle trap and take a turtle census.
Sunil, alligator snapping turtles run $50 per hatchling at one place I found but the rarer leucistic (pink) alligator snappers are $100 each. No small amount for sure but they live 150+ years which is amazing and helps me justify the price on a per year basis.
