Smoking snapping turtle smokes 10 cigarettes a day

The reporter saw a smoking snapping turtle in a villa on the outskirts of Changchun City. It was puffing away at a cigarette and seemed to be enjoying it. Mr. Tang, the chef of the villa, said that the snapping turtle accidentally learned to smoke a month ago and got out of control. It smoked more than 10 cigarettes every day, otherwise it would crawl around anxiously. Mr. Tang hopes someone can find a way to help the snapping turtle quit smoking.

This turtle squeaks without smoking

At noon that day, the reporter came to a large villa located in Community 8, Tuanshan Village, Donghu Town, near the north bank of Shitoukoumen Reservoir, and saw a snapping turtle bigger than a washbasin. The head of this turtle is very pointed, like an eagle, with spines on its neck. The tortoise shell on its back is like armor, with 14 pieces and is grey-brown. Mr. Tang, the chef of the villa, put it on the electronic scale, which showed that it weighed 8 pounds and 6 taels.

The turtle was bought by the owner of the villa at a high price in mid-May. Later, experts from the Changchun Zoo identified the giant turtle as a snapping turtle. It is native to North and Central America and is also called a small alligator turtle. In recent years, it has been successfully introduced to China for artificial breeding and is famous for its strong and meaty body. Also called meat turtle, it is the rarest and best among turtles.

At noon yesterday (July 2), Mr. Tang, the chef of the villa, told reporters that a month ago, he discovered that a snapping turtle made a low "squeaking" sound and ignored the live loach it usually eats. . Is the snapping turtle sick? Mr. Tang, who was smoking at the time, picked up the snapping turtle and turned it over. He found that a chicken bone the size of a toothpick had penetrated into the belly of the snapping turtle. Just when Mr. Tang pulled out the thorn with his hand, the snapping turtle opened its mouth in pain and tried to bite Mr. Tang's finger. Mr. Tang, who had quick hands and quick eyes, dodged and stuffed most of the cigarette in his mouth into the snapping turtle's mouth. .

Surprisingly, the snapping turtle clicked its mouth, the cigarette butt began to smoke, and soon only the cigarette butt was left. The next morning, after finishing his work, Mr. Tang sat on a stool and lit a cigarette. Just as he was puffing away the smoke, the snapping turtle crawled over. When Mr. Tang saw the snapping turtle crawling to his feet, he lit a cigarette for it, and the snapping turtle started smoking happily again. From then on, Mr. Tang would light a cigarette for the snapping turtle every time he smoked. After smoking a cigarette with the snapping turtle for a while, Mr. Tang felt that his pocket was a little too much. So he stopped giving the snapping turtle cigarettes, but the snapping turtle crawled to his feet and screamed, and would not leave until he gave him a cigarette. When Mr. Tang walked away, the snapping turtle would chase after him or crawl around anxiously.

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