(eerie music) (water splashing) - Whew, there we go! That is our first snapping
turtle of the day! Welcome to Dragon Tails, guys. You've seen me catch
hundreds of snapping turtles, but this is a little bit different. My personal record is six
snapping turtles in a single day. Today, I'm going to try to
catch 10 between four locations. What's awesome about this is that snapping turtle is a female, and is officially our
first turtle of the day. All right, let's get the adventure
started, nine more to go. (dramatic music) (water sloshing) Oh, look at this
environment, this is awesome. This is just completely a green algae mess of ooze, perfect snapping turtle habitat. But it does make them a
little difficult to see. I'm gonna move out and around this tree. Be really tough to catch
anything right here. - [Friend] Is that a turtle? - [Coyote] That is a turtle. - How are you gonna get it?
- Tucked back in those logs. - I'm gonna have to dive
all the way back in there. Are you good? Oh, he's moving. (Coyote grunts) - Oh.
- Oh, I don't know, I'm losing it.
- Oh, oh. - I lost it, I lost it.
- He's moving. - [Coyote] Holy cow,
do you see where it is? - [Friend] This way. (water sloshing) - [Coyote] Oh, oh, under me, under me. Right there, right there. Right there, go around. (water splashing) (Coyote grunts) - [Friend] Did you feel him? - No, I didn't. - I'm pretty sure
- Oh! - that was him. - That was so close! So close to catching and miss! I had the back of its shell, and then it propelled itself forward, and pulled right out of my hand. Well, I'd say that's it for this location. Okay, we're on to our second location. There's some huge turtles in here, but they're very tough to catch. I actually see one that's up
against the side of the pond. I might be able to get this one by hand. (soft music) There. - Is that him?
- Yeah. - [Friend] How deep is it? - Really deep. All right, we're going to the kayak. I can't catch that turtle. (birds chirping)
(tense music) (water splashing) Yes! Got one! Yeah, there we go! That's a good turtle, right there. Whew! Okay. (grunts) In the boat with you, buddy. (turtle snaps) This is definitely the most
difficult part right here, getting the turtle in your boat, and then getting it back
into a controlled setting. Not the biggest turtle
in here but we got one. Check that out! Definitely bigger than the
first turtle we caught today. This turtle is actually named Winston, only the second time I have
ever caught this dragon. And look at that nose. The beak is a little worn down, but this is still a very, very healthy common snapping turtle. All right, we have seen three turtles. We have caught two. I think it's time that we
move on to the next location, and see if we can up our numbers. All right, let's get this
guy back into the water. (turtle splashes) Okay, location number three, one of my favorite spots in Gahanna, Ohio, And I already see a snapping turtle out there moving in the mud. We're going straight into this. (tense music) There he is, he's gonna start moving. (water sloshing) Oh, just like that! Wow! There we go. Turtle number three. And this is one of the most famous turtles here in central Ohio. His name is Homer. I've named all the
turtles in this location after mythological Greek gods. And this is one of the most
dominant reptiles in this spot. Now, not as big and as heavy
as some of the other turtles that we see in other locations, but definitely just as angry. Well, how about that? Walking right up, that is
turtle number three of the day. Very, very sharp claws on this turtle. Okay, let's see who else we can find. Looking good, buddy. There we go. All right! That's a great start for this location. Okay, we're heading back in to here. See if we can find some more turtles. - [Friend] This is really
good for our numbers, right? - [Coyote] That is a perfect start. - [Friend] I mean for our time. - Yes! That's gonna help us, here's
another turtle right here. Right here.
- Oh, ho, ho! - That is Hercules! Whoo! Homer and Hercules back-to-back. Look at that. This turtle is the biggest turtle that lives in this location. How about that? Back to back-to-back turtles
right next to each other. - Oh, that is great.
- Unbelievable. What a beautiful common snapping turtle. And I am very happy to see that he is healthy and doing well. Hi, buddy, how are you? Does it go, "Hey, Coyote, how are you?" All right, that is four turtles now. I'm gonna place him right back here. Watch your toes. And we'll see who else we can find. All right, off you go. How about that? - [Friend] Whoo! - Our numbers just like
that are back in our favor. I'd say that's pretty
good for this location. We caught two of the three turtles that live in this very small, urban swamp. That brings our total count up to four. We're almost halfway there. And we still got the
best location to come. That was huge. That may be the fastest I've ever caught two very sizeable snapping
turtles back-to-back. (door thuds) (rock music) All right, guys, last location. Do you believe in miracles? Can I catch six turtles
in the next two hours at this location? Only time will tell. We got one time around the pond. Here we go! Now the sunlight is definitely
helping us right now. I can see right down to the bottom. So if there is turtle hunting or moving, I should be able to see it. - [Friend] There's one right
there, right in front of you. Oh, he's a big one. (water splashing) Got him!
- Oh, he's a big one! - Oh, the water's deep. Completely getting swallowed in the water. Damn, it's cold! But that is a huge turtle! One of the biggest turtles
that lives in this location. The turtle known as Big Daddy. And that is wow, officially
our fifth turtle of the day. I'm just gonna let him go. We gotta keep moving. Here we go, moving on. See you later, big guy. Wow, what a catch! Yes! Now my waders are
completely full of water, I might need to drain them. Yeah! Snapper right there,
turtle, turtle, turtle. It's Hubert. (water splashes) No, not, look at this guy! Yes, look at that! Turtle number six! (Coyote laughing) Wow, I don't know what this turtle is. I've actually never caught it
before in this body of water. But that is turtle number six. I've officially tied my personal best. Six turtles in a single day. We've only got four more to go. How awesome is that? - Whoo!
- Whoo! That is one stinky,
snapping turtle right there. All right, put him right back in. And let's see if we can get number seven. Oh, we're heating up now. Yes! What's exciting about this is that if I catch a seventh turtle, that will be my new personal record for most turtles caught in a day. Got a snapping turtle
right here, hunkered down, just hiding. Come here, buddy. There we go! Look at that! (friend laughing)
Turtle number seven! - [Friend] Whoo! - Wow! There we have it, that's seven! That's my new personal
record in a single day! - Nice!
- Not a huge turtle. But that is number seven. Wow, this is a really
good-looking little turtle. Some of the claws are kind
of nubbed off in the front, probably from fighting with
another snapping turtle at some point. Okay, this guy's going
right back into the mud. See you, buddy. Whoo, don't bite me. - Feisty.
- Okay, turtle number eight. Let's find it. It's tough because I want
to go as fast as possible 'cause we're running out of time. But we really have to glide slowly when you're looking for snapping turtles because if you drift too far past one, you'll have no chance of catching it. Big turtle right there, it's Oscar. It's Oscar! (tense music) Here we go. (water splashing) - [Friend] Whoo! - Yes! Big, big, big turtle
- Oh, man. - right there. Whoo! There we have it. That is an absolute gigantor.
(friend laughing) It's Oscar!
(friend laughing) Oh, my goodness, it's Oscar. This is the largest snapping
turtle in this body of water. And he means business. Look at the size of him. Holy mackerel! That is turtle number eight right there. Oh, I'm losing him, oh, he's so slippery! Oh, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow! Look at the size of that dragon. Oh, my gosh! He is so incredibly heavy. - [Friend] Is that the biggest one so far? - This is the biggest
one without question. - [Friend] Whoa! - This is the largest snapping turtle ow, in this body of water. And he is as prehistoric as it gets. All right, guys, there it
is, turtle number eight. Nine and 10 is all that's left. All right, guys, we are
almost out of light. The water is perfectly
calm though, right now. Can we catch turtles nine and 10? Let's see what happens. What's crazy about this location, is there's probably 30 turtles, maybe more that live in here. (gentle music) - [Friend] The sun is behind the cloud. - It's definitely hurting me right now. Between that and the fact that I can not, even the shallow water is extremely murky. Man, if our conditions were
just a little bit better, I think we would've gotten it. All right, we'll go back up through here. I think that'll do it. Valiant effort. (Coyote sighs) This close. We topped out at eight turtles today. Ah, I look back at that
one turtle that I missed. We could've made it to nine! But in the end, I did beat my personal record which was six turtles in a single day. And I can't be too disappointed. Not only did we catch Big
Daddy, we also caught Oscar, the largest turtle that
lives here at Thoreau Lake. And that's the story of
snapping turtles right there. The legend, you're always going
after the next big turtle. In this instance it was, can I catch 10 turtles in a single day? I was close, so close! I feel like if the conditions had been just a little bit better, if the water had been a little clear, if there may have been a little less wind, and a little more sun, we
may have pulled it off. But hey! Eight turtles in a single day isn't bad. I'm Coyote Peterson, be brave, stay wild. We'll see you on the next adventure. All right, that's the day! (wild music)
