Maine - A lobster big enough to break a man's arm with one snap was released into the ocean after being trapped in a shrimp net.
Named "Rocky", the lobster weighs approximately 27 pounds and measured to be about 40 inches long. It was released instead of eaten due to a law in the state mandating any lobsters larger than five inches from its eye to the start of its tail can't be kept.
Elaine Jones of Maine's Department of Marine Resources, said "All the weight is in the claws, it could break your arm."
Although it's usually accepted that each pound of a lobster represents five to seven years of age, Jones said scientists weren't able to discern its age but didn't elaborate.
The largest lobster recorded was 44 pounds caught in Nova Scotia on 1977. Its age was believed to be more than 100 years old.
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