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>way back in the gap
>around 17, one of first campin trips with buddies
>smoked lots of weed, drank a few beers
>first night at new spot, decide to go look around before we lose light
>walking around in nice flat shallow part of nearby river
>took off boots since they were nice combat boots and not waterproof
>walking around barefoot, friend right behind me
>take step into water off rocks, friend shoves me down from behind, fall hard onto line of rocks, pretty gnarly bruises
>ask him wtf
>he points to where i was about to step
>hugest fucking alligator snapping turtle I've ever seen (live in louisiana, seen plenty)
It was waiting in a part of the river where the water flowed fast through a small gap in the rocks, probably waiting for fish to snap up
>mfw best friend stopped me from losing my foot
I have no idea how he saw it, because it took me 10 seconds of hard staring where he was pointing to figure out that it was a turtle, and he had smoked more than me that day
Thanks, connor.