New River Threats.

[Graham Elliott]

As if Otters, Signal crayfish, Chinese Mitten crabs, Goosander and Comorants weren't enough.

 

[Alan Rose]

Uh, baby Godzilla? Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle? Do you fish around Sellafield by any chance?!

 

[Steve Kenchington]

She’s beautiful, what a fantastic creature. Re-locate into an Aquarian, don’t kill her like we humans do every other poor f***er on the planet that doesn’t fit into our idol ,

 

[Derek Funcks]

Would make a fantastic soup.

 

[Mike Thompson]

Would make a fantastic soup.

How do you know it can cook ?

 

[David Craine]

Looks prehistoric to me .
If beauty is in the eye of the beholder so be it .

David

 

[David Clewer]

Invasive alligator snapping turtle found in Cumbria https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-68250382

It’s already here, according to this. Some people just don’t seem to care do they….


Dave

 

[Graham Elliott]

Invasive alligator snapping turtle found in Cumbria https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-68250382

It’s already here, according to this. Some people just don’t seem to care do they….


Dave

That was the basis of my TIC post Dave

 

[Steve Kenchington]

That was the basis of my TIC post Dave

And also my response to Graham.

 

[Andrew Richardson]

Would make a fantastic soup.

You'll be eating bats next, and look where that got us.

 

[Stephen Crowhurst]

You'll be eating bats next, and look where that got us.

John Osbourne did pretty well from it…

 

[Christian Tyroll]

Looks like it’s up for re-homing if anyone wants it? They only grow to 12 stone and their favourite meal is fingers and toes, so you’ll need plenty of visitors.

 

[Kevin Siddle]

I’ve seen wild swimmers in the Nene that are far less attractive

 

[Joe Winstanley]

Invasive alligator snapping turtle found in Cumbria https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-68250382

It’s already here, according to this. Some people just don’t seem to care do they….


Dave

That is quite simply the ugliest creature I think I've ever seen. I can imagine that would make crayfish seem like a trivial problem!

 

[Graham Elliott]

I often use to see the odd terrapin on the Kennet. Sometimes more than one on the weeds sunning themselves.

The Turtles above can live for up to 200 years. Just saying.....

 

[Stephen Crowhurst]

I assume that like the Terrapins we see round here, they will be unable to breed?

 

[Christian Tyroll]

That is quite simply the ugliest creature I think I've ever seen. I can imagine that would make crayfish seem like a trivial problem!

I quite like it

Incredible it can live for 200 years.

 

[Damian Kimmins]

I remember seeing these for the first time years ago on a programme called Mark O'Shea's Big Adventure - definitely a beast from another eon.

 

[Joe Winstanley]

I quite like it

Incredible it can live for 200 years.

I bet it wouldn't live to 200 years in our dirty rivers! Impressive though.

 

[Mike Hodgkiss]

A face only a mother could love !