Fluffy the alligator snapping turtle found in Cumbrian tarn
So this is Fluffy um we’re an alligator snapping turtle these guys are typically found in America usually um the Southern United States they’re found in sort of swamplands in Florida we were really lucky because um the lady who found it is Denise Chamberlin one of the the
Parish counselors in the local area and she lived in Florida for a period so somebody had called her um and lots of people were saying that it was a Terrain and she thought she’ll go out and have a look anyway just in case uh when she went out luckily she’d lived in Florida
She recognized it straight away as an alligator snapping turtle what they tend to do is they will sit like this so they have a very wide mouth they hold it wide open and they’re sat in the shallows there’s a little red part just inside the mouth which is part of their tongue
And that actually represents or replicates a worm and then fish will see it um be tempted over by it and then it will uh snap out with it
An alligator snapping turtle, with a jaw experts say can break through bone, was spotted living by a lake in Cumbria.
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The animal is native to swamplands of the southern United States such as Florida, has a hard and rugged shell as well as a sharp and wide jaw.
Vets said despite not being used to the cooler climate in the UK, the turtle, who has been named Fluffy, was relatively healthy, although a bit lethargic when first brought in. The turtle will soon be moving to specialist wildlife centre in Cornwall.
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21 comments
This reminds me when NYC found that alligator in central park. People really need to stop keeping wild animals as pets
Cute-
❤
Baby Bowser
The cow pat turtle 😂
It's packing some Silmarillion level armor! Morgoth style
Imagine the surprise on the face of the invaders who waded through southern swamps. A fifty pound turtle sheers your leg off…
Looks like a Godzilla action figure.
Remember, a name isnt a description.
Still too small to make a turtle sauce picante.
Beautiful! Looks like a dinosaur! ❤️
вот это монстр😱
You know that parish lady let it loose. 😂 to much of a coincidence.
Tbh I thought It was a krispy fried turtle lol
outside florida, it should be crocodile snapping turtles
Fluffy!
Tf is this 😂
Animals and bugs that look like rocks or limbs or dirt or leaves are so creepy. That said…that thing should be a comic book character.
And so begins florida's invation of the uk.
That thing is adorable and everyone should have one in their apartment
Ohio here.. there's alligator snappers around here & In Indiana where I was born As well- Regular snap for some more common- although They are doggone plentiful down south- They love a Mucky pond Or a drainage ditch As well as they do a swamp- On youtube You can watch fellows catch then relocate some prehistoric Looking monster Snappers- This one here is a youngun. They may not be native to england.. or so you think.. old mom and pop might be nearby.. How would you know? They keep themselves to themselves- Keep your waders on Village folks.. you might could lose a few digits😬
I wouldn’t waive my fingers around it like that.