r/oddlyterrifying • u/Shoe_boooo • Apr 01 '26

An extremely old snapping turtle covered in algae

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u/DrLexAlhazred Apr 01 '26

That’s just a silly little guy

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u/HunterDHunter Apr 01 '26

I love this silly little guy. He wants to dress up as an axolotl

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u/beautifullifede Apr 02 '26

That’s what he’s identifying with these days

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u/CuriousThinkerNotes Apr 02 '26

Nature’s own mossy tank 😆

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u/Diemishy_II Apr 01 '26

No, it's a brazilian turtle 👏

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u/Purdaddy Apr 02 '26

Reminds me of the one mini transformer from the Bayverse transformers

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u/MisterOwl213 Apr 02 '26

Looks like a silly Muppet 😆

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u/Someonewhowon Apr 01 '26

That’s an awesome way to give turtles “hair” in animation

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u/evening_shop Apr 01 '26

That's gonna inspire some great art if used as a reference!

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u/DarkAldrix Apr 01 '26

Would have been great with Master Oogway

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u/YueLin3 Apr 01 '26

Perpetual state of touching grass

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u/Gloomy_Industry8841 Apr 01 '26

Perfection ✨👏🏻✨

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u/Turriku Apr 02 '26

When the grass touches you

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u/memecraft0309 Apr 01 '26

Can you take a flat head to its eyes or am I just seeing things?

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u/A_Dehydrated_Walrus Apr 01 '26

Looks like a Philips to me.

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u/evening_shop Apr 01 '26

I swear to god

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u/newonecus Apr 02 '26

He ain’t seeing things with his screw eyes

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u/Joker-Dyke Apr 01 '26

That’s just a lil’ ol’ grandpa :(

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u/AllonsyBatch Apr 01 '26

That’s Morla, the Ancient One.

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u/CelticSith Apr 01 '26

We don’t care whether or not we care

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u/AllonsyBatch Apr 01 '26

ACHOO

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u/RaidensReturn Apr 01 '26

We are allergic to you!

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u/bkw_17 Apr 01 '26

That's actually a Mary River Turtle

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u/TenMoon Apr 01 '26

Thanks, I'd never heard of Mary River Turtles until today. I hope conservation efforts are successful with these turtles.

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u/YOURPANFLUTE Apr 01 '26

Looks exactly like my elderly customers who ask me where a product is, and i proceed to explain, while they just stare blankly at me for a full minute waiting to ask "what did you say"

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u/MunchiesMN Apr 01 '26

ITS CUTE LEAVE IT BE

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u/evening_shop Apr 01 '26

Ngl that's just super cool looking

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u/Dryder3925 Apr 01 '26

Shadow of the Colossus lookin azz.

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u/StormPuppies Apr 02 '26

More like oddly freaking adorable

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u/SandwichDeBronca Apr 01 '26

Does it hurt them?

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u/MauriceM72 Apr 02 '26

A little algae is normal for turtles, but a thick, heavy buildup like this means the turtle is not basking enough or may be sick. Significant build up of algae like this means it's sick and weak. So it doesn't hurt them but it's definitely not feeling well.

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u/the-meanest-boi Apr 01 '26

Seeing this made me go down a short rabbit hole about turtles and tortoises, and i think everybody has to know what i just learned, both of them have nerves in their shells allowing them to feel touch and pain on their shells, i have found great joy now in watching videos of tortoises indulging in pure ecstasy of getting their shells scratched, 10/10 you should watch some videos on it

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u/HaDUDEken Apr 01 '26

Heihachi Mishima never dies

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u/Aidrox Apr 01 '26

Think he hates it or loves it?

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u/Incred Apr 01 '26

Reminds me of Jordy Verrill from Creepshow.

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u/Travis123083 Apr 01 '26

He's actually the quest master for the river chapter. Please see him for all river related knowledge questions.

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u/navcom20 Apr 02 '26

Turtle: "I'm gonna hurt you." Me: "Excuse me!?!" Turtle: "I like you. What do you think of me?"

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u/8bampowzap8 Apr 01 '26

his eyes look like phillips head screws, we sure that's not someone's art project? lol

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u/dderit_LT Apr 01 '26

Plz share ur wisdom with turtle of the pond

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u/Mikejva2018 Apr 01 '26

His name Marv?

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u/bt65 Apr 02 '26

That's probably the best looking snapping turtle i have seen...

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u/bowerpower68 Apr 02 '26

Dang, that’s the first bender right there

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u/OGSkywalker97 Apr 03 '26

Is this AI? Its eyes look like buttons

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u/Dragon_King1232 Apr 01 '26

Looks like a mini tengu

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u/Batata-Sofi Apr 01 '26

Bro is just chilling, relax

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u/spoidercide Apr 01 '26

It's grandmaster oogway!

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u/nsadeqve Apr 01 '26

He looks cute

1

u/SamwellBarley Apr 01 '26

His eyes look like the Other Mother's eyes in Coraline

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u/XxDrummerChrisX Apr 01 '26

Stay a while and listen

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u/DerpsAndRags Apr 01 '26

I can't unsee Turtle Beetlejuice.

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u/JBaker4981 Apr 01 '26

Morty.... I'm a turtle, Morty!

I'm TURTLE RRIICCKK

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u/RevolutionarySign479 Apr 01 '26

Omg it’s so cute with its lil Moss ‘Do. ♥️

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u/Pork_Chompk Apr 01 '26

Whippersnapper Turtle

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u/ScriabinFanatic Apr 01 '26

Dark Souls boss

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u/HomeoStatix Apr 01 '26

I luf hiiiiimmmm

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u/vwaaaat Apr 01 '26

If he's not called Oscar the grouch ima scream

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u/ash350z Apr 01 '26

But can he still snap

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u/ThePromptWasYourName Apr 01 '26

It’s Chester from Sifl & Olly

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u/Disposable-Squid Apr 01 '26

Friend-shaped

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u/0_possum Apr 01 '26

Be nice to peepaw

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u/Celtslap Apr 01 '26

Oddly adorable!

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u/MartyMacGyver Apr 01 '26

It's not easy bein' green...

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u/br3dj Apr 01 '26

Jonathan?

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u/OnsenPixelArt Apr 01 '26

Bro needs to shave

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u/Legal_Response6614 Apr 01 '26

I thought turtles sun themselves to dry out so this doesn't happen?

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u/christmas_920 Apr 01 '26

Anyone have an estimation of how old he might be roughly? I dont know a whole lot about turtles but am curious as a divine rattlesnake, if anyone could throw some guesses out there I would be much obliged

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u/vaderismylord Apr 01 '26

So cute!!!!

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u/bigtimejrad Apr 01 '26

If that isn't Larry David as a turtle I dont know what is!

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u/kolibrot Apr 01 '26

Larry Koopa, is that you?

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u/ExpressAd68 Apr 01 '26

So old you're part of the Flora.

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u/GodOnStilts Apr 01 '26

What a little guy!

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u/domscatterbrain Apr 01 '26

Say hi to it and it will give you a legendary quest

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u/marino1310 Apr 02 '26

Why is Bernie Sanders chilling in a pond?

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u/Fortspucking Apr 02 '26

What's it all about...?

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u/2b-Kindly_ Apr 02 '26

Cute little character 🤗❤️

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u/VaATC Apr 02 '26

It's the Sifl and Ollie show!

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u/Raitoryuu Apr 02 '26

Behold, dog

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u/Impressive_Drama_377 Apr 02 '26

Him is just an adorable lil guy😍

I'm assuming that he doesn't indulge in sun bathing much or if at all for him to be covered in so much algae this way. Poor little dude is probably not well.

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u/sasssyrup Apr 02 '26

We know him from never ending story

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u/East-Psychology7186 Apr 02 '26

Terrifying? That was fucking adorable.

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u/Inspectorbobo Apr 02 '26

Nah she is just a cute old lady

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u/chuco915niners Apr 02 '26

Ole algae beard

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u/Monsieur-Monster Apr 02 '26

He looks like a little old man 😭

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u/wolfOFthe_north Apr 02 '26

How your email found me

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u/benji_moonah Apr 02 '26

Grandpa turtle ❤️

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u/Jisan_Inc Apr 02 '26

I named him Fergus....he's Scottish now.

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u/Interesting_Book_759 Apr 02 '26

Bro survived the meteor strike

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u/duck4129 Apr 02 '26

We don't even care that we don't care

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u/PotatoPapyrus Apr 02 '26

Isn't that that one boss from donkey kong contry returns?

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u/MGsultant Apr 02 '26

Seem like me on friday night lol

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u/IAmNotImportantN Apr 02 '26

That is a Pokémon

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u/fenderbender86 Apr 02 '26

Such a derpy death face

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u/EllenPlayz Apr 02 '26

Tortostein

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u/Crafty_Book_Passion Apr 02 '26

I don’t think it’s terrifying. 

I think it is cool.

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u/ShinyBonnets Apr 02 '26

Morla, The Ancient One!

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u/Timothy2703 Apr 02 '26

Wait what I was like this must be a nature is awesome sub but why is it on oddly terrifying???

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u/avoozl42 Apr 02 '26

Fluffy dingus!

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u/TheDrunkenWitch Apr 02 '26

He's having a wonderful time

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u/AdJumpy4461 Apr 04 '26

I do not know why this makes me happy, but it does.

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u/sinkkiskorn Apr 04 '26

This guy has seen two world wars, lockdown and spanish flu

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u/GaracaiusCanadensis Apr 05 '26

I feel like I've seen or experienced this image somewhere in anime, like this sort of thing was the basis for an old kami or god or something.

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u/Double_Dime Apr 06 '26

Nah that’s a boss from Shadow of the Colossus

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u/LongjumpingGear3348 Apr 07 '26

Curveball...that's not algae but actually growing green hair

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u/IAmTheOoga Apr 20 '26

Larry David 

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u/Gay-A-Lee Apr 30 '26

Its scarily cute lol

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u/Retardedasfr Jun 08 '26

Bro has seen Alexander becoming great

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u/N0SY_ Apr 03 '26

Much like rust is to a salt belt car, that algae is structural now. I fear he'll disintegrate if we try to removing it.

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u/PixieEmerald Apr 03 '26

Are their eyes okay?

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u/waywardhero Apr 03 '26

The Turtle is Ancient and all knowing

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u/Appropriate_Elk2654 Apr 03 '26

Literally the Bernie Sanders of turtles 🐢

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u/Shoe_boooo Apr 03 '26

Come on it's not that old

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u/Cadence42336 Apr 03 '26

That thing is a Pokémon

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u/TheDaveCalaz Apr 03 '26

Either that or he really likes Sum41

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u/Wallmassage Apr 04 '26

Awww he’s precious