Top 7 Weirdest Turtle Shells

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Snake-Necked Turtle

Appearance

Long neck

The snake-necked turtle, as you might have guessed, has a very long neck. It also holds its neck in an “S” shape, as it’s part of the pleurodira family of turtles. These turtles don’t pull their head in, but keep it under their shell to one side.

Snake-Necked Turtle - Photo: reptiles4all/Shutterstock

Snake-Necked Turtle - Photo: Vladimir Wrangel/Shutterstock

• Table of Contents:
• 0. Introduction
• 1. Map Turtle
• 2. Spiny Softshell Turtle
• 3. Mata Mata
• 4. Florida Softshell Turtle
• 5. Cantor's Giant Softshell Turtle
• 6. Snake-Necked Turtle
• 7. Indian Peacock Softshell Turtle