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There are many types of turtles in the world today, what is your favorite?

My favorite type of turtle  is the Argentine Side Necked Turtle.  I love the

two barbs that stick out under their mouths.  It makes them look like little

sumo wrestlers.

What is your favorite type of turtle?

Leave a comment below and let me know!

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Snapping turtle can be very interesting to watch.  They look very prehistoric and are very skilled hunters.

They park themselves on the floor of the pond, or lake, open their mouths real wide and stay incredibly still.

They have a little pink thing that looks like a fishing lure on the inside of their mouths that wiggles in the water.

Hungry fish come swimming over, think it’s food and…

WHAM!

So that’s how the snapping turtle hunts for food and does a great job at it.

If you ever see a snapping turtle in the wild, keep your distance.  Their mouths pack a powerful punch and could take a finger.

If you have a pond and are thinking about getting one.  Just be careful what other type of turtles or fish are in your pond because they could become dinner as well.

To learn more about turtles, click here to check out this guide – Turtle and Terrapin Care Guide

Types Of Turtles

There are two main categories when it comes to types of turtles and they are water turtles, and box and wood turtles.  Under the water turtles category, there are turtles that come from all over the world including Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.

When we talk about box and wood turtles most species are from North America and Asia.

When you start to find out more about the different types of turtles that there are, you will learn that turtles from the same region can have different care guidelines.

Although you can’t use this as a rule of thumb, most of the time they live in similar environments with similar temperature and weather patterns.

If you are interested in a particular type of turtle it is very important that you learn it’s preferences and care guidelines before you decide to keep any turtles as pets.

I have included below some of the types of turtles from around the world. more…

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