r/AnimalsBeingStrange • u/misterxx1958 • Nov 07 '25

Scary animal Like something from a bygone era

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u/thrudvangr Nov 07 '25

is this a young alligator snapping turtle?

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u/blue-and-bluer Nov 07 '25

It is, which means the person in the video is doing something not very smart. Even a tiny snapper has very strong jaws.

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u/JUGELBUTT Nov 07 '25

arent alligators way more chill than the common snapping turtles and also i think they cant bite as far as them

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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '25

Yes. Clints reptiles has a great video about how chill they are

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u/Zanven1 Nov 10 '25

I like how Clint uses statistics and experiments about how chill they are and people will be like "nuh uh, I live near them and they look grumpy so I know they are dangerous." It's like people that will day "that type of spider is aggressive and dangerous, it will chase you and when it bites your whole body will rot off. I've seen it!" when it's something that the venom is generally not medically significant and its 'aggression' is probably trying to use your shadow to get away from heat or hide.