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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