Check it out: killer turtle

[kdrun76]

I love it.

And I have seen large Chelydra serpentina (Common snapping turtle) take down adult muscovy ducks in my back yard.

If you don't know what a muscovy duck is, they are a domesticated hybrid bird raised for meat. They are almost as large as a small goose, weighing in at 15-20lbs.

 

[matteo]

that was a good one hahah!!

 

[gigas12]

Hi,bad turtles!

 

[Acura_RSX]

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=f60_1179429588

hahha found that funny

 

[Yanbbrox]

Wow

 

[Jfitz]

lmao, crazy stuff

 

[AFRO-thunder]

yep, Pelomedusa subrufa is known to hunt down birds too. But in this case, the turtles are (most likely) Phrynops hilarii. I have seen the video this summer when it was published on a brasilian website. It could maybe be P. geoffroanus, but in my experience this species doesn't get as huge as P. hilarii and the head is not that broad.

Here are pics of a grown up P. hilarii I took at a friend's place this summer (my feet are size 10):

 

[Geoey]

any of the australian sideneck turtles will try to eat anything that moves.

 

[Brianz]

I have an african sideneck and I cant get this guy to go after a stinking goldfish. I guess my parakeet is safe now.

 

[NatashaAliza]

Hahaha, that would just make my day if I saw it in real life :]