Turtle-y misjudged that! Painful moment fisherman discovers kissing a 22lb snapping turtle is a BAD idea
- Mike Ganley, 28, from Massachusetts, saw his friend Matt being bitten by turtle
- The reptile clamps its jaw around Matt’s lip and leaves him shouting in pain
- The fisherman has since made a swift recovery without requiring any stitches
A man was left nursing a sore face after making the foolish decision to kiss a large snapper turtle.
Mike Ganley, 28, from Massachusetts, had been trying to catch fish with his electrician friend Matt, 28, in Burlington, when he spotted four snapping turtles in the water and decided to pull one in.
However just moments later the 22lb (10kg) creature clamped its jaws around Matt’s lip and left him screaming in agony after he tried to move in for a kiss.
Mike Ganley, 28, from Massachusetts, films his friend Matt (pictured) as he is bitten by the large snapper turtle after trying to kiss it
Matt, who had been fishing with his friend in Burlington, strokes the reptile’s stomach before leaning in for a kiss
During the comical clip, filmed on an iPhone, Matt strokes the turtle’s stomach after he started ‘playing with it like a puppy’. He then leans in for a kiss.
But a split-second later he regrets the move as the reptile extends its neck forward and sinks its sharp beak into his lip.
‘I was expecting blood to gush out but fortunately it wasn’t that bad,’ said Mike afterwards.
‘We were fishing but there was no fish because these four snapping turtles were eating them all.
‘So we were just hanging out and having a couple beers. Matt came up and was like, ”Look at the size of all these turtles, do you think we could catch one?”
‘So we put bait on the line, he grabbed the line and pulled it in.
‘He started playing with it like a puppy. But then he got bit on his lip, which instantly swelled up and I thought there was going to be a massive cut or that it would be torn open.’
After being bitten by the freshwater turtle, Matt swiftly moves his face away and realises it was a bad idea
Matt, who did not require any stitches, shouts out in pain and moves the turtle away from his face
Mr Ganley, whose video has amassed 183,000 views on Instagram, said his friend has since made a swift recovery without requiring any stitches.
He added:’No stitches were required and it just looked like a bad paper cut and healed a few days later.
‘We didn’t even take him to the emergency room, he just went home.’