[Oddwen]

I assign snapping turtles. *shudder* They are knobby, algae-y, and can snap toes off. They never stop growing, they are the among the ugliest creatures on the planet, and they can snap toes off. They have a horrible snakey tail, and they have a horrid beak-like mouth that can snap toes off.

I also hate swimming in lakes and rivers where I've seen snapping turtles. It's not very fun to feel like you have to lie flat on the top three inches of water to keep from losing toes.

I personally have never (knowingly) gone within a fifty feet radius of an adult snapping turtle, unless you count watching the same one lay eggs in the same spot in the road every year.

I also assign the fact that I've never taken a walk downtown. I strolled hurriedly for a couple of blocks once, and glanced in the shops as I passed, but I've never had whole hours to spend shopping at all the neat little shops & cafes there.