Originally Posted By: EnCon Police
Because I don't like them........


I honestly don't know, however, the diamondback terrapin reason sounds reasonable to me. If you look at their habitat and food choices they're right where you would be crabbing.

http://www.ct.gov/deep/lib/deep/wildlife/pdf_files/outreach/fact_sheets/dmbkterp.pdf


Not sure we'll ever know but the diamondback terrapin reasoning could be true. Although, they exist in the southern states where those traps are the norm.