I was just playing up on Jonas suspicions.
But I've seen plenty of snapping turtles, two in the lake during the last two years. One lives around my boat dock, he is a regular working up and down the marina looking for fish. The other one I saw while walking the Gilford town beach on a rainy day. He was crossing from the swampy area behind the beach to the lake.
The thing to remember is turtles breath air, so you seldom see them in deep water. They like water a few feet deep so they can hang out on the bottom and pop up for a breath. They also don't like clear water, where there prey can see them. If you see them in a swimming area, they are just passing through, they don't eat people.
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