170K views · 7.1K reactions | Softshell Turtle  The FLAT Turtle! No hard shell, just soft skin like leather. It hides in mud and strikes lightning-fast. Strange, flexible, and built for surprise attacks. #softshellturtle #wildlife #animalfacts #1minuteanimals | 1 Minute Animals | Facebook

4.7K views · 79 reactions | Can turtles feel when someone touches their shell? Watch as Aquarist Jamie Merrill gives this snapping turtle a back scratch! (Turn sound on) | Mississippi Museum of Natural Science | Facebook

224K views · 1K reactions | Here's how wild snapping turtles survive in ponds without oxygen under a layer of ice during cold weather season. | Center for Biological Diversity | Facebook

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

BIG Florida Softshell Turtle! #turtles #softshellturtle #wildlife #reptiles | Greg’s Turtle Haven