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I've been
watching a pretty big turtle

right out here in
front of us, and he's

just floating on the surface.

I'm waiting for his
head to go down.

I think what I'm going to do
is I'm going to try to make

a run and a hand capture.

Now, the water is kind
of deep right there.

His head just went down.

All right, I'm
going to go for it.

I'm going to go for it.
Go, go, go.

Oh, I got him!

Woo!

Definitely got him.

I had to swim to get him.

Look at that.

He isn't enormous, but he's
a pretty good sized turtle.

And that's just going to have
to be a real shot because--

And that's the
turtle we caught earlier.

That's the turtle
we caught earlier.

Nice grab, Coyote.

That was a whole lot
of effort for a turtle.

Pfff.

Hello, again.

Ahh.

Since the dawn of mankind,

legends have always
captivated us.

Yarns passed down from
generation to generation,

stories that widen our
eyes, bringing wonder

to the imagination that maybe,
just maybe the tales that keep

us awake at night are true.

Blacklick Woods,
located in Central Ohio,

is home to the oldest
body of water in the metro

park district, Ashton Pond.

A deep forest sanctuary
of dark water, thick plant

life, and rumors of dragons.

My captures of Cornelius
have always been epic.

Bringing the attention of
media, onlookers, and those

who say that they have
seen a bigger turtle.

Karl Hassel is one
of those people.

A soft spoken man who
would define himself

as an amateur photographer.

However, the images he
has captured of wildlife

are nothing short
of professional.

I met Karl in 2010.

At the time, he was a
stranger, a man with a camera

and a man with a story.

He told me the tale
of a giant turtle,

a beast so massive it dwarfed
the other turtles nearby.

And while I listened,
I was doubtful

that a giant could live in
such a small body of water.

He could sense my doubt.

And that's when he
said that he had

the photographs to prove it.

He was probably this big.

His head came up
out of the water,

and I swear that head
was probably this big.

It was bigger than the
turtles that were on the log.

Well, he actually came
up out of the water

and literally climbed up on
top of the one that I was

photographing sunning himself.

He was huge.

He was the biggest
turtle I've ever seen.

And I've been photographing
in here for quite a few years,

and I've never
seen one that size.

COYOTE PETERSON
Karl's tale

was not completely far fetched.

This was a man who has spent the
better part of the past decade

photographing wildlife.

You would think he knows a
big turtle when he sees one,

and I hoped that he was right.

The stage was set, and
the only thing to do now

was capture the dragon.

Stump Beak, this is one of
the most difficult turtles

to catch, period, in
the United States.

I've caught him one other time.

This is now our
fourth attempt coming

out to the pond in the morning
to try to get this turtle.

And it gets frustrating.

You try and you try and you
try, nothing tops Stump Beak.

He is the true legend
here in Central Ohio.

And it's been
raining all morning.

And sometimes it takes a
storm to catch a monster.

All right, let's go get him.

The turtle we are after today is
appropriately named Stump Beak.

His gnarled head, missing
eye, an ancient stump-like

appearance camouflage him
perfectly amidst the dense

foliage that lines
the edges of the pond,

rendering him invisible,
unless you know exactly

what you are looking for.

And the turtles are just
waking up right now.

And the last thing we
want to do is spook them

and cause them to go back
down into the deep waters.

We want to let them
get comfortable.

Let them start hunting.

Let them pay attention
to what they're doing,

and then they won't be
paying attention to me.

And then we got a shot at
landing a really big dragon.

You can spend days walking
back and forth across the dock

of Ashton Pond hoping
for a dragon sighting,

only to ever catch your own
reflection in the water below.

There are three distinct signs
that I look for when targeting

a dragon, bubble trails, a
carapace breaching the surface,

or a head sticking up.

It's so hard to
spot these turtles

with all the
vegetation that grows

along the sides of this pond.

Really what I rely on
is the bubble trails.

The bubble trail is
the definitive sign

that there is a snapping turtle
moving through the environment.

It wasn't long before we
had our first sighting

at the far side of the pond,
the legend had surfaced.

Holy cow.

That's him, 100%.

And the way that I can always
recognize Stump Beak is

that the front of his nose
is kind of chomped off,

probably lost it when
he was really young.

But he is definitely right
back in the corner right now up

against that log.

All right, let's do it.

All right, we know right where
Stump Beak is, toughest turtle

in Central Ohio to catch.

All right, I'm going in
no matter what happens.

I'm going to approach
him from the back side,

and hopefully he's there.

All
right, go for it, man.

Wish me luck.

Good luck.

This is this moment that
you live for right here.

Sneaking up in stealth mode,
I hope to see a massive shadow

beneath the surface.

These animals are perfectly in
tune with their environments

and can sense even the slightest
disturbance in the water.

Stump Beak is smarter
than you would think.

And at any sign of
a potential threat,

this reptilian giant
will quickly disappear

back into the murky darkness.

The water depth and clarity
back there is perfect,

but he was already moved
too far away from that log.

Did you see him come up?
No.

Further out?
Yeah, he came up further out.

He surfaced and then he saw me.

Exploring the ancient waters
of Ashton Pond by kayak

was my first tactic to
capturing this legend,

as I hope to find Stump Beak
hunting near the surface.

Unfortunately, the
dark coloration

of the water and its
challenging depths

made the idea of leaping from
the kayak to capture a turtle

pretty much impossible.

It was time to use a little
patience and a more intelligent

approach, the stakeout.

Stakeout time.

Oh, the waiting game is
sometimes the hardest part.

And this is the fourth time
that we've spent hours out here

waiting for this turtle.

That's why they call it
fishing, not catching.

What you're watching is
the fourth attempt that we

took at filming this episode.

In total, nearly 50 hours were
spent staring out at the water,

following bumble trails,
visualizing the moment

when I would actually have a
chance at landing this dragon.

Just have to keep waiting.

Everything
about the environment

right now says this is the
day to land Stump Beak.

Perfect temperature, air
is still, overcast skies.

I think we're going
to get him today.

On this particular day,
we stayed on the dock

for six hours.

Watching and waiting.

Finally, we had
him in our sights.

Without a doubt, 100%.

I'm looking at Stump Beak.

And I'm looking
right into his eyes.

So right now, Mark
and I are laying

on the dock at Ashton Pond.

We have eyes on Stump Beak.

Mark is laying down,
watching the bubble trail.

He's just staring at us
laughing, saying, come on,

Coyote, come out here, try
to catch me off your kayak.

It's not going to happen.

Oh, this turtle is
so hard to catch.

Before we knew it,
the dragon was moving

straight toward the dock.

You see what I'm
looking at right here?

Yep.

I think he's
trying to hunt around there

or something is kicking
up a lot of debris.

And he stopped.

We see his bubble trail.

He keeps coming up.

I think we actually
stand a chance

of catching this turtle today.

This will be the
biggest dragon you

have seen yet on Dragon Tales
if we can land this monster.

We stayed low and out of sight.

Boom.

Bubbles.

The bubble trail
inching ever closer,

a giant beneath the surface.

This was the moment we
had been waiting for.

Oh, dude, is there a
head up right there?

Straight out in front of us?

Looking down into
the black water,

I saw an ominous shadow
rising from the darkness.

And then, it happened.

Yeah!

I was over my head with
my hands on the dragon.

Look at the size of that turtle.

Oh, my gosh.

This is him.

This is Stump Beak.

And that is how you leap from
a dock to catch a dragon.

Look at the size of this tail.

Look at how big this turtle is.

Oh, my gosh, did you
get that shot on camera?

Yeah.

Look at that face.

Oh, my gosh.

This is the turtle that we
have been staking out for--

for hours now.

Look at the size of this turtle.

Look at that dragon.

My goodness.

Oh.

Almost took off my nose.

Wow.

OK.

This is the largest
snapping turtle that

lives in this body of water.

And he is an absolute dragon.

One of the most
prehistoric creatures

you are going to find
in our metro parks.

Look at the size of this turtle.

That is a serious mud
dragon right there.

Without question, the
largest common snapping

turtle we have caught so far
this season on Dragon Tales.

Hey, buddy, good
to see you again.

Now, the reason that we
called this turtle Stump Beak

is look at how the
front of his face--

oh, geez, sorry to give your
camera a little splasher.

He almost got my hand.

His nose is kind of stumped off.

And as you can see, he's got a
messed up eye on that one side.

Makes him look old and gnarled.

There's no doubt about it.

This is one of
the oldest turtles

that you're going
to come across here

in the Columbus metro parks.

And he is truly the
king of Ashton Pond.

Oh, my heart is racing
so fast right now.

And nothing is
crazier than jumping

off of a dock to grab on to
a massive snapping turtle.

OK, I'm bringing him up.
You ready?

Watch your camera.

Back it up a little bit.

Yeah, follow him up.

I'm going to go real slow so I
do not take claws on the face.

Here we go.

You be real gentle with him.

Slowly let him walk down.

Oh.
Here you go, buddy.

Walk on down.

Walk on down.

Is he coming towards you?
Yeah.

OK.

Here we go.
All right.

Is he up?
Yeah.

Is he safe?
OK.

Going to watch my fingers here.
I'm coming up.

Watch your camera.

All right, I'm coming up.

Ready?

Yep.

Great.

He's coming right for me.

There he is.

Look at the size of that turtle.

My goodness.

It doesn't get much
bigger than this.

Look at the size of that tail.

Unbelievable how big this
common snapping turtle is.

I'm going to slowly turn
him like this so you

can get a better look at him.

And there he is.

This is Stump Beak,
ladies and gentlemen.

The largest common
snapping turtle

that lives here in Ashton Pond.

A true legend, a true
dragon, and probably one

of the most difficult captures
we've had this entire year

on Dragon Tales.

We have spent four days
staking out here, hours

alone this morning, watching
this turtle's bubble trail,

seeing him surface, seeing him
out on the far side of the pond

sticking that little head up
in the air, going back down.

Finally, once Mark and
I laid down on the dock,

he thought everybody was gone,
his bubble trail came close.

I was able to see a
shadow underwater,

jump, and now this beautiful
common snapping turtle.

Look at how prehistoric
that animal is.

Now, this turtle's,
I'm guessing, just

beyond 50 pounds, which will
give him title of largest

common snapping
turtle caught so far

this season on Dragon Tales.

Look at how big he gets when
he's up off of the ground.

Look at that, how they
can completely push

their bodies up in the air.

He climbed right over
the top of this dock

here and splashed right
back down into the water.

But we're not going to let him
do that yet because we're still

going to get some measurements,
but look at how massive

this turtle is.

So cool to be this close
to a turtle this big.

Look at how large
his carapace is.

I mean, this is
like a dome tank.

If you were to see this
turtle out there floating

in the water, completely
stretched out,

he's probably close to
about 4 feet in length

from the tip of his tail
to the tip of his nose

when his face is all
the way stretched out.

I mean, his feet are
as big as my hands.

His claws are like the
claws of a grizzly bear.

He's just-- he's massive.

In the photographs
that Karl provided us,

you could see that the back
of the turtle's carapace

had these real distinct
ridges right here.

Almost made it look like an
alligator snapping turtle,

and then this very distinct
square pattern in the middle,

like most snapping turtles
have on their carapaces.

There's-- there's no
doubt in my mind this is

the turtle that Karl and
the other photographers

have been seeing here.

He's easily that big.

If there's a turtle
out here that's

bigger than old Stump Beak,
we certainly haven't seen it.

And it's been hard enough
just to catch this one.

And this turtle is about
as close as you will ever

get to the Loch Ness Monster.

There's no question
about it, this turtle

is over 50 pounds, which
means we are going to be using

our 100 pound scale today.

Come here, buddy.

In the bag.

OK, the moment of truth.

We're going to get Stump
Beak's official weight.

Ready?

Here we go.

1, 2, 3.

Heavy?

Oh, yeah.

That is a back
breaker right there.

All right, let's see.

54 pounds.

That is officially the
largest common snapping turtle

we have caught this
year on Dragon Tales.

An absolute monster.

My goodness.

All right, let's get him
back out of the bag here.

Explain this process.

What?

Getting him back out of the bag?
Yeah.

Well, back out of the
bag is usually tougher

than getting him into the bag.

I just want to be as
gentle as possible

and get the tail out first.

Like so.

And once he kind of feels
that his hind limbs are out,

I can usually just coax him out.

OK, here we go.
Ready?

I'm going to lift him up in
the bag, should kind of just

drop off.

Here you go.
Pull.

Watch your fingers.

There he is.

All right, buddy,
out of the bag.

Out of the bag.

OK.

What a good looking boy.

All right, that wasn't
too bad, was it?

At a whopping 54
pounds, Stump Beak

is officially the largest
common snapping turtle

that we've caught so far
this season on Dragon Tales.

Now, we know he
isn't a world record.

So you guys know
what that means.

The search continues.

To stake out, capture,
and record old Stump Beak

was an incredible challenge.

Karl's encounter with
the legend of Ashton Pond

and his photographs
that backed up the tale

proved exactly what
his eyes had seen.

An enormous common snapping
turtle stalks the dark murky

waters of central Ohio.

Wow.

What an awesome capture.

The largest turtle that
lives here in Ashton Pond.

And now my favorite part,
the moment when we release

the dragons back into the wild.

All right, Stump Beak, you ready
to head back out there and hunt

for some fish?

He says, let me
back into the wild.

All right, here we go.

Ready?

This is the part that always
scares me a little bit,

the moment I let him go.

Hopefully they don't turn
back around and bite me.

Here we go.

1, 2, 3.

See you later, buddy.

Look at him.

Right there.

You see it?

That is a turnip-tailed
gecko, the largest

gecko species in this area.

Got it.

Yes!

Got it!

Wow.

This one-- oh!
Don't bite.

Don't bite.

Don't bite.

Bite my finger.

Bite my finger.

Oh, look at those teeth.
What did you get?

Mark, you got here, too.
Perfect timing.

I heard some
commotion from the roof.

Yes!

What you are looking at there
with those open jaws that just

chomped on my fingers is
the turnip-tailed gecko,

the largest gecko species
here in Costa Rica.

Now, we've had a
little house geckos

all over our little lodge
here and on these sheds.

And every night I've come
out with my flashlight

looking for this species.

Look at how incredible
that reptile is.

Mark, zoom in on its eyes there.

Looks just like the
eyeball of a velociraptor.

Now, here's a little
fact you may not know.

Stan Winston Studios, who did
all the design work for Stephen

Spielberg's "Jurassic
Park," actually

used gecko eyes as
influence on the eye

design for the velociraptor.

Really?
Yeah.

Look at that eyeball.

I mean, the vertical
pupil, it's yellow.

All those little black
lines running through it.

That is 100% a velociraptor
eyeball right there.

Now, these geckos have a very--

Ow!

You bite me again.

That's OK.

Keep your focus on my
finger and not on your tail.

Look at the tail of this lizard.

These lizards are capable
of dropping their tails.

So let's say a predator
comes into the environment

and tries to catch it,
it only gets the tail.

It can detach the tail,
allowing the lizard to escape.

And in this particular
instance, it

looks like whenever the lizard
last dropped its tail off,

two of them actually grew back.

Now, I have to be very, very
gentle with this lizard.

And when I caught it, I needed
to make sure that I caught it

by the body and not the tail.

This tail is very important
because it's actually

a fat reserve for the lizard.

So if for some reason it
runs out of bugs to eat,

then it can live off
of those fat reserves

for quite some time.

Now, these lizards are
insectivores, which means

that they're going after bugs.

Oh, I see you open
up your mouth.

Moths, beetles, anything
that is up here flying around

by these lights is fair game.

But let's look at
its camouflage.

Look at that, it looks
just like tree bark.

So if this lizard was
up in the treetops,

there's no way that
you would see it.

And the way that I
was able to spot it--

watch this.

Look at that.

Right on the side
of the building,

and it shows up pretty
easily, doesn't it?

Oh,
yeah, big contrast.

Now, it thought that
it was camouflaged.

So it stayed completely
still as I walked up.

And Mario, I
honestly didn't think

that I was going to
catch it because a lot

of these little house
geckos that are out here,

as soon as they
see a flashlight,

they skitter off up
into the rafters.

But this one-- oh, look
at that, you see that?

His pads-- he's actually holding
onto the side of the building.

All right, we're going to
bring you back over here

for a second.

And while we're on the
topic of those pads,

let's take a look at
this lizard's feet.

Oh, don't you bite me again.

I can see him
starting to rear up.

I'm going to just bring
his little hand out here.

Look at that.

Now, they have claws on
the tips of their fingers,

but they also have split pads.

Those pads are
unbelievably sticky.

And the back feet, look at that,
they look just like leaves,

or ligands, and he is completely
gripping onto my thumb.

Here, Mario, you're going to
hold hands with this gecko.

Here, put your finger out there.

What's up, dude?

Give him a little high five.
Can you feel that?

Whoa.
Look at that.

It's like Velcro.

Yeah,
completely sticks

to pretty much any surface.

This gecko can run
right over glass.

Now, let's look
at this real quick

since he's got his mouth open.

Can you see the color
of that lizard's tongue?

Yeah, it looks
like a dark blue, almost black.

It is.

That's one of the most unique
features about this gecko.

It has a dark blue tongue.

Now, that tongue is very sticky.

So they can sit there
and wait for their prey

to approach, open
up their mouth,

and
kind of like a toad

or a frog,
that's

the noise that they make.

Well, I make that noise.

Wait, let's
hear it one more time.

like that.

They stick that tongue
onto a bug and then, boom,

right into those chompers.

And I will tell you, this lizard
has quite the powerful punch

behind its bite.

Didn't break skin, but
every time he nips me.

I'm like, ahh!

I can definitely feel it.
All right.

Well, it's starting to rain.

I think it's about time
to let the gecko go.

Yeah, definitely.

Well, how cool was this, though?

Right here behind our
lodge on location,

and I managed to catch a
two-tailed turnip-tailed gecko.

Try saying that 10 times fast.

No, thanks.

I'm Coyote Petersen.

Be brave.

Stay wild.

We'll see you on
the next location.

All right, back
to catching bugs.