Weird things you tolerate where you live?

[BlackCurtains]

You will still see them hit occasionally, which I find ridiculous. It's not like it jumped out in front of the car, and how can you not see a giant turtle in the road??? This didn't happen in Florida... I think it was South Carolina, but a 400lb female was struck by a car and died but whoever was there afterward was able to save her eggs and the eggs were taken care of and hatched. But really. 400lbs? And you couldn't avoid it? I hope whoever hit her had damages to the vehicle.

More weird animal stuff - it's not unusual to be approached by wild dolphins or manatees. Especially if you have something shiny on you. I think in both cases they are curious. It's illegal to interact with most wild marine mammals, but if they come up to you, it's hard to ignore them

[LadyAmalthea]

Yeah, how do you not see a 400lb tortoise in the road? That's just insane. I'm glad someone was able to save her eggs.

[Beth3346]

Deer weigh less and cars get totaled when they hit deer. i'm sure the car was pretty messed up. do they know if it was at night? Poor tortoise.

[BlackCurtains]

Yes, it was at night. She was on her way to a beach to lay her eggs. It's one of those cases where a road should not be there.

[Leave a Whisper]

Yeah, how do you not see a 400lb tortoise in the road? That's just insane. I'm glad someone was able to save her eggs.

People see dogs, deer,  and other critters in the road and can't always avoid them. I'm not saying it's right, I'm just pointing out that a lot of times it probably was an unfortunate accident.

Post Merge: July 01, 2022, 09:30:46 AM

Yes, it was at night. She was on her way to a beach to lay her eggs. It's one of those cases where a road should not be there.

Agree that the road should not be there.

[Loa]

This is also hyper common here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRKRLtz8rEQ
But the mobs can go for miles, depending on where they are going.

Oh, and the native parrots who destroy cars. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBdvRCkCNfo

[BlackCurtains]

Kea! They're so silly