"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 26 May 2010 12:31:53 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2 wrote:
>
>> I would say, don't put your fingers in the turtle container because
>> they carry salmonella. It's very common. You might forget to wash
>> your hands.
>
> And when they bite you, they'll inject salmonella right into the broken
> skin, and hence into the bloodstream. A slam dunk for salmonella.
>
> Last week two girls (20-something) were at the local park.
> While everybody else was just walking by the snapping turtle making its
> way
> between the pond to the gravel pit, these girls decided to pick it up and
> try and return it to the pond.
>
> I said, "DON'T PICK HER ..."
>
> Too late. Now they know.

I don't even think it takes a bite from the turtle to get infected. You
just need to touch something that goes into your mouth. LIke picking your
nose.