[music playing]
NARRATOR: Two weeks ago, massive floods devastated the bayou.
In Gonzales, Glenn Guist and his friend Todd
are just coming to grips with the flood's aftermath.
Dang, Glenn.
TODD: Yeah, man.
GLENN: It's the biggest flood we ever had, I believe.
Broke the record.
Let's check him out, huh?
Oh, yeah.
That old flood water stinks, man.
Oh, look at the frogs, brah!
What?
Yeah, man.
Look at all the frogs.
Damn.
GLENN: Where all the frogs come from?
[frog croaks]
TODD: Golly, man.
GLENN: You gonna help me catch 'em, or what?
TODD: Man, I don't mess with frogs, brah.
Slimy little things, dude.
GLENN: Come on, brah.
TODD: Hmm.
You're gonna have to catch them yourself, buddy.
One froggy.
That's two.
Good lord.
Well, I guess the flood took something from you,
and it gave something back.
Yeah, it gives something back.
That's right.
There's always something going on with you, Glenn.
Ba-rum, ba-rum.
TODD: Come here, froggy, froggy.
Ba-rum.
Yeah, brah.
You think it would?
TODD: Well, give her a kiss and see if she--
Look.
[both laugh]
Boy, she got some pretty eyes too, huh?
TODD: Yeah, dude.
[both laugh]
You're pretty handy with them frogs, dude.
No, dude!
I don't want to mess with that thing, bro.
You ain't gonna give it a little kiss, brah?
No!
No, dude.
That's all on you, bro.
Hurry up and pick them things up, bro.
That's a big one there, boy.
TODD: I don't like them things, bro.
Shoot.
I mean, that's a lot of frogs that was in here, brah.
Look in that basket.
TODD: That's unbelievable, dude.
[thudding]
What was that, man?
[suspenseful music]
I heard something.
We'll go check it out.
Yeah, dude.
Why don't you go first, brah?
Come on.
I hear something-- oh, brah!
Oh, what?
You'll never guess what they got up in here, brah.
You're gonna really freak out when you see this.
[suspenseful music]
God dang, brah!
Man!
Come on, dude.
[laughs]
Brah.
Oh, what?
A turtle that big would bite you.
He'll have a big chunk out of you.
[chuckles]
I had to step over the turtle because he had his head facing
towards the door, you know.
I was so nervous because, you know,
I don't like to wear shoes.
TODD: Oh, ee, ah, man!
GLENN: So I carefully put one foot on the tub
and climbed over him.
The small turtles, I usually pick 'em up by the tail.
But there ain't no way in hell I'mma pick
this thing up by the tail.
This is very dangerous what you're about to do now.
GLENN: Oh, I know.
NARRATOR: Alligator snapping turtles have powerful jaws--
strong enough to break through bone.
TODD: Be careful, my brother.
All right.
TODD: Oh, he's getting mad, brah.
I'm out of here, dude.
Let me get out your way, partner.
GLENN: I tried to take it out real
quick because I didn't realize how heavy
it was until I picked it up.
(CHUCKLING) Yeah.
I thought about eating him.
Then I thought about it and said,
no, I can't eat him because he's an old turtle,
and he's probably 100 years old.
So, you know, show him a lot of respect.
[chuckle]
GLENN: Maybe name it Junior, I guess?
TODD: Yeah, he kind of looks like a Junior to me.
GLENN: [laughs]
The more I look at you, you're kind of cute.
[music playing]
NARRATOR: Glenn knows just the spot
that'll make the perfect new home for the turtle--
his friend Camille's pond.
GLENN: I got a buddy that collects turtles.
And he got a beautiful, big pond that's full of turtles.
So me and Todd put the turtle in the back of the truck,
and we brought it over there to him.
You don't see very many big ones like that anymore.
GLENN: So that's why I brought him over here.
I figure you can give him a--
All right, buddy.
TODD: That old highway's calling.
You're free, partner.
You're free.
See you later.
It looks like he don't want to leave you, Glenn.
GLENN: Some people like to kill things,
but it ain't all about that.
Just like I respect my elders, the same way with the animals.
I mean, an old animal, to me it ain't no different.
That turtle was old, man.
He deserved to live out his life.
TODD: Bye-bye, old boy.
Oh, yes.
Say, that feels good.
GLENN: You know I do.
[laughter]
All right.
You're talking my language now.
[laughs]