A public service announcement

Turtles pee in large volumes when frightened.
Just in case you find yourself driving along and see a turtle upside down in the road and decide to stop and flip him over. Even if you get an umbrella cause you're scared to touch him cause he's kinda big and may bite your finger off.  Just be mindful where your feet are, especially if you are wearing flip-flops. If they happen to be just behind the upside down turtle's back end, there is a good chance when you nervously touch the turtle with your umbrella, you are going to get the unexpected little surprise of being sprayed on your semi-exposed feet with large, seriously large, amounts of turtle pee.
Don't say you haven't been warned.

Comments

[Cheryl]

Oh my! I would of never thought. I am snickering over here...with you, mind you as I am sure now that you are blogging about it you can laugh about it. Thanks for the FYI.
Hugs,
Cheryl

[brianna marchaj]

LOL... That's hysterical! Surely there is a story behind this...

[Lisa P]

LOL'' you have brightened up my seriously dull day . Thanks for the advice , I doubt I would ever see a turtle except in a zoo but I will keep it in mind ..

[Jenny]

OMG that's hilarious. I'm so sorry that that happened but SO VERY GLAD that you shared :)

[Joni]

I'm laughing! My husband has "helped" turtles before, but never one that was upsidedown! I'll will tell him about your experience! FUNNY! Was anyone watching!? Hehehe!
XOXO
Joni

[lera]

Oh my goodness! That is too funny. Sorry to hear that it happened to you. (Kind of you to stop, though.)

Last summer there was a giant turtle crossing the road at a turtle's pace. My husband stopped the car to help it. He grabbed an orange road cone and tried to slide it gently. The giant turtle wound up being a giant snapping turtle and bit at the cone. And then he wouldn't let go. I think he helped it safely cross the street, but thank goodness he didn't use his hands!

[Holly]

As far as I can tell, the Good Samaritan in the Bible never received proper thanks from the guy he helped, either. I don't think he got peed on though...

[cindy]

OMG, I have experienced this! We saw a turtle crossing the road (obviously to get to the other side) and didn't want him to get smooshed. So, we stopped and picked him up to move him. Lucky for me, my daughter picked him up and it was like we turned on a faucet. I didn't think that much pee could be in one of those little guys. Thanks for the funny reminder! :)

[manda]

Officially my favourite blog post ever! xx

[denice]

Bwahahahahahaha!!

I agree with Manda. Officially my favorite.

[christine]

thanks for the warning. i was just thinking of picking up a turtle. :)

[Tiffany]

I'm sorry, but I laughed so hard my mom came in to see if I was okay...

[lisa]

Oh, I needed a good laugh! Especially after my many animal encounters yesterday.

[LeeAnn]

I've been in your (wet) shoes before! Now you know to alway hold a turtle at arms length, butt facing away at all times! Apparently the massive urination is an evolved defense mechanism. If we were only so lucky to have developed this highly effective stunning tool. :)

[Carrie S.]

Kinda like how the Giant Clam (I think it's the GC) has the largest penis in relation to its' body size, the turtle has the largest bladder.

Who knew?

[Margot]

Wow.. That sounds like QUITE the experience!

[Marissa]

Thanks for the heads up, on a semi-related note do not get to close to an ostrich from behind. When they go its large amounts and it shoots quite a distance!

[laura]

I grew up in a swamp town and must have picked up a hundred turtles but this never happened to me! My daughter however loved toads, and the bigger the better (yuk). One day she put a big juicy one on top of her head and it peed all down her face. I can still remember the hysterical screaming(mine not hers!). She didn't mind a bit and no she didn't get warts.

[Fulvia]

Well ... I can honestly say that no entry in blogland for the day can top this one! Next time, wear your 'wellies.'

[Peacock Chic]

HILARIOUS!

[wendy mathers]

Years ago I found a turtle wandering on a busy road ...so being me I decided to get out pick him or her up and take him back to the creek ....WRONG!...turtle pee all over the passenger seat of the car ....man oh man the smell still haunts me lol

[Rachel]

I'm just wondering how you know this...? Is there, perhaps, a good story behind this very useful piece of advice? haha.

[Sandra T]

ROFLOL at your post and at the many comments you have received.

[elizabeth]

Always good to learn something new! I'll try to file this info away--could be important someday!

[beki]

Oh. my.