Threatening Red-eared slider
This slider turtle is making clear that he doesn't like to be handled. And he is not just threatening, he really reaches out to try to bite. And when he manages to bite, he won't let go for minutes.
These turtles are sold to kids as cute pets...
The red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans), also known as the red-eared terrapin, red-eared slider turtle, red-eared turtle, slider turtle, and water slider turtle, is a semiaquatic turtle belonging to the family Emydidae. It is a subspecies of the pond slider. It is the most popular pet turtle in the United States and is also popular as a pet across the rest of the world, and is the most invasive turtle.
Similar species: Turtles And Tortoises
By Joost Thissen
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Uploaded Mar 27, 2012. Captured Mar 24, 2012 14:15 in Bestseweg, 5691 Son, The Netherlands.
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Wow, that reminds me of an old story. Many many years ago when I was young (-:)) and played all day (and didn't have a computer, can you imagine:)) we had this turtle in a terrarium at our elementary school. The teacher, mr. Kneepkens (I still remember, grin) had exactly this favourite pet species and you wouldn't believe the power in those tiny muscular jaws. It bit. Hard! I remember squealing on several occasions. I still liked to clean the terrarium though. So it bit me again:) Posted 13 years ago