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The name "Snapping Turtle" is certainly accurate 😂 We were trying to help this snapping turtle get off the road, but he just kept striking! The strike happens SO fast that your eyes can't even understand what's happening! In Slo-mo, you can see just how long their necks are and how fast they are striking! #slomo #slow #slowmotion #strike #bite #snappingturtle #turtle | Snakeaholic

Here is the highly requested slow-mo version of the snapping turtle incident. Doesn’t get much closer than that! 😳 The “bite speed” of a common snapping turtle, referring to how quickly it can strike, is estimated to be up to 174 miles per hour (280 kilometers per hour). This includes the lunging and jaw snapping action, which occurs in a remarkably short time of 4-8 milliseconds!! Even if you think you have fast relaxes, you will not be faster than a striking snapping turtle. I like to conside

2K views · 114 reactions | This newly hatched snapping turtle is...