Snapping turtles are scary. Common snapping turtle can reach a good distance to bite you. Alligator snapping turtle can't move as far, but they grow to enormous size and a decent-sized alligator snapper can easily sever a finger.
Check out some of these.
Researcher gets tagged by a small alligator snapper -- yes, this turtle is very small for an alligator snapper, if it were an adult, bye bye finger (or fingers). Scary.
Researcher tagged by small one
Powerful bite
This video shows the reach of a common snapper. Look how far back it can go. And listen to the "snap" when he tries to bite this guy.
Reach
Look at these morons. First two got lucky. Third one: this kid is now sorry, I bet they killed the turtle.
Almost tagged
Really lucky
Yep, tagged
Check out some of these.
Researcher gets tagged by a small alligator snapper -- yes, this turtle is very small for an alligator snapper, if it were an adult, bye bye finger (or fingers). Scary.
Researcher tagged by small one
Powerful bite
This video shows the reach of a common snapper. Look how far back it can go. And listen to the "snap" when he tries to bite this guy.
Reach
Look at these morons. First two got lucky. Third one: this kid is now sorry, I bet they killed the turtle.
Almost tagged
Really lucky
Yep, tagged