The name "Snapping Turtle" is certainly accurate 😂 We were trying to help this snapping turtle get off the road, but he just kept striking! The strike happens SO fast that your eyes can't even understand what's happening! In Slo-mo, you can see just how long their necks are and how fast they are striking! #slomo #slow #slowmotion #strike #bite #snappingturtle #turtle | Snakeaholic

Here is the highly requested slow-mo version of the snapping turtle incident. Doesn’t get much closer than that! 😳 The “bite speed” of a common snapping turtle, referring to how quickly it can strike, is estimated to be up to 174 miles per hour (280 kilometers per hour). This includes the lunging and jaw snapping action, which occurs in a remarkably short time of 4-8 milliseconds!! Even if you think you have fast relaxes, you will not be faster than a striking snapping turtle. I like to conside

These snapping turtles are changing fast. I see a lot more of that wild snapping turtle instinct emerging. I think I’m going to take them out of the tank more and let them walk around the ground so they get a little more used to me. #snapper #snappingturtle #fish #aquarium #snapper | Luke’s Goldies

Oh look, turtles! Here are some fun facts about each species, big to small: Alligator snapping turtle 🦖 The largest species of freshwater turtle in North America, adult males can reach lengths of up to 29 inches and can weigh up to 250 pounds. These dinosaur-like turtles spend most of their time lurking in the bottom of waterways, waiting for hours at a time for their prey to swim by before biting down with a force of over 1,000 PSI. Gopher tortoise 🐘 One of only five species of tortoise found