Turtle Shows The Snake Who's The Boss

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00:00 (wind blowing)

00:02 Turtles,

00:04 including saltwater sea turtles,

00:08 land turtles,

00:10 and coastal brackish sea turtles

00:13 have been on this planet for a long time.

00:15 These curious animals may attribute

00:21 their long-term survival in part

00:23 to one of nature's best defense mechanisms,

00:25 hard, bony protective shells.

00:29 (dramatic music)

00:32 While their defense anatomy can protect them

00:35 from most predators,

00:36 tortoises often still fall prey

00:40 to a variety of determined predators.

00:42 While adult turtles have few predators,

00:46 turtle eggs and hatchlings are incredibly vulnerable.

00:50 Some snake species eat turtle eggs,

00:57 which are easier to capture.

00:59 (dramatic music)

01:01 Others may try their luck with an adult tortoise.

01:03 While most turtles can bite,

01:06 only a few use the bite as a defense,

01:09 and the next snake had the misfortune

01:11 to find just one of those.

01:12 These incredible images show the moment

01:17 a snake attacked a turtle

01:18 and got its head inside its shell.

01:20 The tortoise had retracted its head

01:26 to ward off the deadly snake,

01:28 causing it to fall into a trap.

01:30 Inside, the turtle bit the snake to kill it.

01:35 After a few moments of intense fighting,

01:39 the snake moves its body quickly

01:45 from side to side, trying to get away.

01:47 This took place on a reservation in the United States.

01:53 The snake managed to break free

01:57 and quickly flees, leaving the tortoise aside.

02:00 This time, the tortoise showed the snake

02:03 that it was not as easy prey as the snake imagined.

02:07 (birds chirping)

02:09 (birds chirping)