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What kind of turtle is this? (Found in Florida near/in the Suwanee River.)

That's actually the only venomous turtle in the US...no, just kidding! My vote would be a Florida Mud turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum steindachneri). It's a subspecies of the common Eastern Mud turtle. If it only has one hinge on its plastron, it's probably a Loggerhead Musk turtle. It looks much more like a Mud to me. They do typically have one thing in common with snappers...they bite, and they stink! But isn't that what we love about them?

"That's actually the only venomous turtle in the US...no, just kidding!"

LMAO! I was reading that thinking, "There are venomous turtles here??"
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Happy you enjoyed it. I sat in on a lecture once with some nutcase who swore that garter snakes were evolving venom. He postulated that turtles would someday do the same. Watch, the guy I'm calling a nutcase will be right! Isn't that always how it works.

well, according to some scientists garter snakes and water snakes have venom glands, but they dont have fangs that take venom directly from the venom gland to the prey. the venom just drips down slightly on the teeth. but chances r the worst that could happen to someone who gets bit is some bleeding and minor swelling. turtles wouldnt need venom because they dont have teeth and their beak thing can kill their prey just fine.

i cannot say for sure that this scientist is right, and im sure many would disagree about garter snake venom, but hes done research on them so i would not doubt him right away.

I think they do have venom, but it's more like a irratation to human's, and also because they have no fangs, it is prbably transmitted through saliva. I have a wildcaught garter snake, and he sometimes gets a little nervous and still bites me, and i will get a itchy irratation where it bit me, the irratation will stay for about 30 mins to 2 hours. I would still like to see it proven out that they do have some sort of venom, by the way here is a long clip of my snapping turtle video
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this is the 3 min's of just my turt swimming and stuff
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