I have had one for nearly twenty years (and one for about 7 years) and, of ALL the chelonians (snappers included) this is the most dangerous species. It can reach around and bite you while you are holding the extreme rear of the shell (and you can't hold it by the tiny tail). I still have a scar from those awful tooth-like projections from the jaws BUT..... it is among my very favorite turtles in a large collection.

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• Worth sharing, Some extremely rare turtles - thatsme, Sun Jan 8 18:08:05 2006
• RE:A very neat turtle (but not for the faint of heart). - erico, Wed Jan 11 15:09:26 2006
• RE:A very neat turtle (but not for the faint of heart). - nine-0-proof, Wed Jan 11 22:32:06 2006
• RE:A very neat turtle (but not for the faint of heart). - erico, Sat Jan 14 15:00:17 2006
• RE:A very neat turtle (but not for the faint of heart). - nine-0-proof, Sat Jan 14 17:02:43 2006
• RE:A very neat turtle (but not for the faint of heart). - thatsme, Mon Jan 16 00:08:00 2006
• RE:A very neat turtle (but not for the faint of heart). - erico, Fri Jan 20 15:14:09 2006