100-year-old giant snapping turtle named 'Thanos' missing, possibly stolen

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100-year-old giant snapping turtle named 'Thanos' missing, possibly stolen
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'It's almost like losing a piece of myself, to be honest with you,' the turtle's owner said.

Tuesday marks two days of agony for Dan Hemby, who said he feels like he lost a part of his family when his alligator snapping turtle named "Thanos," disappeared.Hemby last saw Thanos while he was traveling from Jacksonville down Interstate 40 in Durham, North Carolina.Durham Reptile Expo"We weren't even maybe 30 minutes away from the convention center, and we get there ...

"He couldn't bite his way out. I don't think he could strong arm his way out, honestly, especially not with the three ratchet straps that were on there," Hemby said. "I think somebody messed with him, I honestly don't know what to think.""If he did fall, he probably got scraped up," Hemby said. "He probably survived long as he was on this front. But if he got on his back, I don't know if he would be able to get back on after that much impact.

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