http://www.mbarker.dsl.pipex.com/images/af...r/tortise01.jpg

Some guy on this African site took a picture of a strange looking Tortise... They call it a Leopard Tortise. It's rare and feared among those who cross it as it is deadly. So they say on the site.

I don't know how a turtle can be deadly myself.

Matt ~

It looks to cute to be dangerous, but maybe it is poisoned to eat, Since villager's do eat these type of animals, that would be the only thing i could think of,

thats a nice loookin tortise...with the crazy colored designed shell

YEah, pretty trippy shell design................I'm likin' it.

I believe I've seen a tortoise of similar size and shell design in the Tennessee Aquarium.

I'll get back to you next time I visit...

Is that its head or its ass?

I found some more info on that tortoise

http://www.tortoisetrust.org/care/cpardalis.html

Then you've never been to New York.

...teenage mutant ninja turtles?

alot of people keep them as pets, i know a lady who had a few, but unfortunately they caught somthing the vet couldnt identify and they passed away
i would love to have one as a pet, they have almost identical care as my sulcatas, so not alot more to do in caring for them.

and the picture is of its backside........

I had two turtles as pets once, but they were getting too big, so my aunt, who's a teacher, took them to her class. After two years, I saw the turtles and they got HUGE.

y wud they b afraid of the thing???...lol i can imagine the whole village fleeing in terror and screaming for their lives....leaving all their possessions and the tortoise is slowly running after them....

that's a weird and cute looking turtle !

! that's all i can say to you.
btw i clicked your little dragon i hope she grows up.

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cute little butt
i guess superstition is superstition. i mean, americans think black cats are unlucky, and brits think that white cats are unlucky...? i think it's the brits.

The only way a turtle can be dangerous to a human is by biting it, or maybe a scratch from the larger, clawed tortoises. Other than that, Snapping Turtles seem to be the biggest turtle-based threat to humans.

I've also never heard of a poisonous turtle, and i'm fairly sure they don't exist. Even with lizards there is something like 2 poisonous types; Thorny devils, and Gilla monsters.

As said, probably just a superstition.

I think we are all forgetting the tendency of small,cute,woodland creatures to suddenly turn into ferocious man-killing machines and fly about in the air ripping peoples heads off.Here's some proof to refresh your memory.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCI18qAoKq4
Never undermissoverestimate the power of cute(and sometimes cuddly)!!!

LMAO!!! Carnivorous bunny

Thorny devils aren't venomous or poisonous mate. In fact they are easy to handle as pets.

As for venomous reptiles.
The hypothetical venom clade (Toxicofera) was created to study the venomous species.
No tortoises there however.

Are you assuming I mean't they're spines are poisonous, because if you were, you're wrong.

Thorny Devils have a unique defensive ability in which they can squirt a jet of blood from teh tear ducts. There blood is what is poisonous.

That's actually wrong. I did some research it was actually Horned Lizards, and they squirt just normal blood. I guess it must have been an old wive's tale when I was a kid.

Aw, horned "toads". I used to play with them when I was a little girl in texas.



Beaded lizards are poisonous. I believe its only them and Gila monsters.

Komodo dragons may as well be considered toxic. . .not venomous, but they are treated as such. What with all that lovely dangerous bacteria in their mouths, it may as well be considered a poison. Albeit not a traditional one, but its good enough in my book.

I did, however, read something about some kind of research going on that had "discovered" that the reaction of a komodo dragon (as well as other monitors) bite wasn't only due to the bacteria, but also a venom. I think other lizards may be involved as well. . . The research was done by Dr. Bryan Fry. Here's a link to something on it. . .link

I don't think I've ever heard of him, so I'm not sure of his credibility. I'm horrible with names though. . .