I went out float tubing tonight and it took me a while to get in the water because a medium sized snapping turtle was near the area I enter the pond and the pond only has the one spot to enter and the shoreline is swampy and overgrown. My question is has anyone ever been bitten or attacked by any snapping turtle, muskrat, or other animals while float tubing or do they just leave you alone? I figure they probably want to avoid humans but with the stealthy approach of a float tube I could see how you could startle the animals and possibly provoke an attack.