“Our garbage truck ran over a Snapping Turtle that was HUGE. Based on size (and some googling) we estimated that the turtle must’ve been 50 years old!”
Back about 1974, I was riding with my granny in her 1973 Ford Pinto on a central Texas dirt road. She rounded a corner and we ran over a huge snapping turtle. Almost high centered the Pinto. It was a wild ride. We stopped, got out and looked at the monster. The shell was split but he was headed for the ditch. Exciting times for a ten year old!!
And this year that turtle reached 100 years old, LOL! :)