River Otter vs Snapping Turtle (warning...disturbing content)

7-30-18 I saw a rustling in the thick weeds when I was out in our lake. After 20 minutes I saw an otter pop it's head up. For the next 40 minutes I waited patiently for the otter to come out in open water. I could hear sounds like it was crunching on bones so I knew it wasn't feeding on fish. When it finally came out in the open I knew the crunching sound was the otter biting and chewing the plastron of the the turtle to get into the intestines. This must be a delicacy for an otter.

[@averagewhiskey8676]

This is why you don’t spend all of your skill points on defense.

[@leorigor157]

Is this a tier zoo reference?

[@amateurworld1016]

@@leorigor157 🤣

[@tdotsmooth]

Yep the roguish otter beat the s*** out of the Paladin turtle

[@megaball-ps8tq]

@@leorigor157 pretty much

[@Skyypixelgamer]

Only if they went the alligator turtle route

[@PhreezingPoint]

Was anybody else waiting for the turtle to bite the shit out the otter.

[@savnetsinn_original]

Nope. Mustelids are ridiculously smart - they know to stay away from that head.

[@jcnunya8162]

Not really

[@shelbywilliams8875]

Yessir

[@bloodydove5718]

@@savnetsinn_original i mean he was pretty close to his face multiple times

[@larryteager6382]

They don't let go till lighting strikes!

[@brianshepherd9927]

You can tell this isn’t the first snapping turtle this otter hunted!

[@kirthooper4625]

No way that was a healthy snapping turtle. They are a lot faster and more aggressive than that.

[@ransomgreen967]

right at 1:41 the turtle gets flipped over and looks like it has a wound on its belly. Not too sure though, but I agree with you.

[@julioc.7760]

@@ransomgreen967 Yeah, turtle was sick or injured

[@stevebusby6618]

At the beginning of the video, the cameraperson states that the fight had apparently been going on for an hour. Perhaps the snapping turtle had been more aggressive and agile at the start, but by the time the video started, the otter had already injured the turtle.

[@TheChitown5]

@@stevebusby6618 Malawimom never witnessed a fight only heard an otter that had flipped the turtle and was eating it. Turtle was already sick and dying at the start. Otter finished off an easy meal. A healthy adult that size would have easily swam away from the otter if attacked and buried itself in the mud. Snappers can stay under water longer than otters and this one would have been too big to drag out. Otters can't drown snappers but very large adult snapping turtles can drown and kill otters and probably do on occasion in Wisconsin and Minnesota.

[@malawimom]

@@TheChitown5 I think you're absolutely wrong. The turtle was not sick. I had seen it everyday just out from our dock. What I believe happened is somehow the otter got it into thick reeds where the turtle could not maneuver then kept attacking it.

[@surfstarcc1]

I actually thought the turtle would do a little better than he did.

[@liltopp95]

Me to and been more aggressive

[@SexyFace]

it didnt even try

[@eldiablov2]

@Marten Dekker Yeah, just look at how giant otters in the Amazon handle crocodilians

[@timomastosalo]

I did so also before the video. But then I noticed it's too slow. But it could be the otter had bitten it already, the video strted a bit late in the game.

[@tumelomolokoane3287]

OK I see what you did there 😂😂😂😂

[@catmanpc9166]

Otter walks into a restaurant and says, "I'll have the turtle, and make it snappy!"

[@darkphoenixplays1879]

I get it

[@catmanpc9166]

Then... the waitress says, "We're all out of turtle". So the otter says, "Do you have frog legs"? She says, "yes". Otter: "Well, then hop into the kitchen and bring me a steak"!

[@genericegg7135]

lol, you fuckin stupid 😂 Take my thumbs up

[@sicksamuel5110]

That was awesome 😎, thanks for the laugh

[@xxthecountxxxxthecountxx6914]

catman pc well played

[@TwoPercentViking]

People seriously underestimate the power, skill, and ferocity of otters simply because they are cute...

[@mikecollins622]

That's how otters drown turtles, they flip them over in the water just like that, when a turtle is flipped over on its shell, it sticks its head out instantly. This allows the otter too drown it while it's on top of the turtle , I've seen this technique done before when I lived in Minnesota,. Very clever I'd say.

[@priyanshupro9805]

These are north american river otters right?

[@user-su4dd9kp7l]

Feel like we kinda underestimate a lot of mammals because they look furry and cute, but anything surviving in the wild is a beast

[@rembo183]

Survival in the wild= become a beast.

[@ralphstanley84]

just like us.

[@MrMaseratiboy]

@@ralphstanley84 nice of you to assume we are cute

[@waynekimball1994]

No in

[@TheDevil174]

So what ur saying is that u used to think pandas are friendly? Hell nah they gonna attack u to death lol

[@TheWinterShadow]

Snapping Turtle: My bite has over 200 newtons of force. River Otter: You taste like chicken.

[@YESSIR-wy1fj]

That otter is just lucky that snapper did not get one of his little digits

[@toddsmith4610]

Lol

[@renwickwebster4491]

🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂

[@Tommy-zg1yd]

Its not a snapping turtle

[@lonestar9092]

Dude that made my day thanks 😊

[@ftsj90]

munching on the intestines while the turtle is left to crawl away

[@ahjort100]

Imagine being eaten alive by something that looks like a stuffed animal 🧸😱

[@Manu-fq5hd]

Another "stuffed animal" from the same family (mustelidae), the stoat, can in fact kill rabits 10x it's size.

[@AshtonOrtega]

Otters are also capable of killing much larger prey. I implore anyone that has doubts about the strength of this family of animals to watch the video Manu is talking about! A Stout ran down and killed a fast and huge rabbit 10 times its size. Wolverines can kill prey potentially 15-20 times their size

[@zubiproductions9440]

Damn that turtle was like “alright chill, I’ll leave”. Otter was like “hell nah you came to the wrong hood this time. Riverside!!”

[@skinnyslims5327]

Yo that riverside shit got me weak af🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@standingontruth7306]

😂😂

[@HOOSH69]

RIVERSIIIIIDE Lolololol!!!!

[@y.d.343]

Lollll

[@samjames807]

Yooooooo 😂😂😂

[@generallegath974]

I was led to believe when I was younger that turtles were basically invincible thanks to their shells. After watching them get crushed by alligators and tossed around by otters I can safely say the myth has been dispelled.

[@umlax45]

Is there anything in nature that can withstand an alligator or croc bite?

[@michaelrmcornejo]

also, quick sand is not really an issue to humans

[@capolean2902]

@RC Pilot because we destroyed it and made it solid

[@westernstar9121]

Well they sure are useful in Mario kart and on the freeway

[@chenxiongxiong6778]

@@umlax45 mature hippo?

[@redeyez954]

Who was waiting for the turtle to snap? 😂

[@bogan8865]

All that snapping turtle needed was one bite to mortally wound that otter. But as you can see the otter is far to skilled and confident in the water. It’s like cats and venomous snakes, all it takes is one bite, but that doesn’t stop the cat from putting itself in harms way and swatting the snake as it lunges in.

[@jwest9155]

“Humans could really learn a thing or two from the compassion of animals” *animals*:

[@juanokiller]

Ok, I didn't see any signs of compassion on this clip, 🙄

[@skycowboy_7391]

Want me to show you some compassion??

[@spudtree]

Im sure that otter loved his meal to death

[@dantedrowson2511]

100% Truth

[@tdotsmooth]

🤣😂

[@darylhodkinson5369]

Otter is like , i want Turtle Soup and make it Snappy ....

[@Truckerdaddy]

Damn thats funny

[@haywoodjablowme5502]

I see what you did there

[@mexicanboxingcartel5533]

Nice 👍👍👍 one

[@fryelee11]

OK! Good One!

[@Chuck883]

That snapper must have been sick and near death prior to being eaten. Snappers don’t give up like that.

[@martinlawn]

Amazing that the Otter knows exactly where Snappy's weak points are and how to extract the "meat" from the nasty Snapper.

[@kathev9050]

The downside of having a shell, is that u gonna be ur own meat bowl..

[@renussubedi2157]

Damn!

[@d.lightfultv2231]

😂😂😂☠️☠️☠️

[@butterfly-rn2xe]

Lmao

[@MJ-wi1tc]

Clever joke..

[@matthewspry4217]

Snackpot?

[@ljv2011]

Am I the only one that was waiting for the snapping turtle to live up to its name??? 😂

[@joshpapini4035]

Lmao yeah this turtle is laziest dude I've seen😂😂

[@lloydjohnson6098]

First of all, thats NOT a snapper

[@r.t.1942]

😂😂😂

[@raynawhite1494]

@@lloydjohnson6098 yes it is, it's a common snapping turtle

[@daenarysstromborn985]

@@joshpapini4035 lmao he was like, "guess ill fucking die"

[@greglarry11]

It was strange that the snapper never tried to strike unless it was on its front. Turn it sideways or upside down .... it was helpless. The otter figured that out pretty quick.

[@GothJedi]

Smart animal. It deduced it’s opponents weakness and went from there

[@danix454]

It’d been fighting for an hour at this point. We’re seeing an exhausted cold blooded animal vs a smart mammal that reserved its energy and purposefully tired out the other.

[@keithsada1380]

The turtle has no defense on the back half of its body. Its neck will only reach back so far. And the other knows that.

[@TheChitown5]

@@danix454 Otter found a dying adult snapper near shore and made an easy meal. No fight was ever witnessed by author of this video only crunching noises. Battle was for click bait.

[@MassGainingGuy]

Finally! A video without the emotional woman behind the camera saying..."Oh noooooo"

[@mrgoodhope8285]

“Why can’t we humans live in peace?” Meanwhile in the animal kingdom...

[@dunstonbrooks6886]

They have better PR.

[@infinitydreamzz]

Animals kill for survival. We don't have to

[@stevebn1071]

Show this to a vegan and they will say a white male caused it.....

[@infinitydreamzz]

@@stevebn1071 you are mixing unrelated things together. Being vegan and the modern pc/sjw movement are two completely different things. The comment sections here on KZbin make me realize how alot of people have uninformed opinions.

[@infinitydreamzz]

By the way, there is the argument that the human species is trying to evolve beyond its basic animal impulses, and I think any meaningful evolution towards that goal will take at least hundreds of years. No, we don't have to kill and cause suffering like wild animals.. Although we are animals ourselves.

[@insaneincorporated9392]

Me before video: Aw man I don't wanna see the otter get its head bitten off Me after watching: ...oh

[@bendubberly5600]

Hardly! Otters have been known to dodge rifle bullets; a half-drowned snapping turtle is no prob!

[@ryanott1407]

Otters are savages. Asian river otters gang up and take down alligators.

[@thefisherking78]

Yeah, otters are vicious. They're not the cuddly river puppies we'd like them to be

[@raidennaz1590]

Every Mustelid, be it an otter, mink or badger have more courage than a bear

[@Lipstrodamus]

IKR

[@TheWinterShadow]

Turtle: My bite has 200 newtons of force. --- Otter starts gathering grass.-- Turtle: Wait, what are you doing? Otter: Making a salad, you taste like chicken.

[@creed3173]

Man I originally thought the otter was gonna get its head chopped off by the snapping turtle, did NOT expect the otter to start eating him lmao

[@DannyOvox3]

At the beginning I was like "oh man this otter doesnt know how dangerous that turtle is, he's gonna get his head crushed by it" little did I know

[@monsterop2324]

I was hoping the same

[@esdsohx1196]

Same

[@christhofersamuel1448]

If it was Aligator snapping turtle it would be different, in the video is common snapping turtle

[@bigpumpkin22]

You otter have known better

[@beingre_bornbrb]

Fr low key wanted the turtle to win

[@rreidnauer]

When someone is chowing down on your intestines while using you as a dinner plate, you know you're having a bad day.

[@MrRiley-Is-Not-Amused]

Lmao

[@eddiewtong213]

Also the last day.

[@gerrynightingale9045]

**Isn't 'Gods Plan for All Things' wonderful and glorious to behold?**

[@rreidnauer]

@@gerrynightingale9045 I would doubt the turtle would agree

[@robertlee6529]

So true.

[@3880Tom]

Gotta love youtube, 4 years later look how many of us are all viewing it on 23/07/2022

[@TheTruthHurts732]

This is the reality of life in the wild. Show this to your friends who think life is all rainbows and butterflies for wild animals.

[@veganm8918]

Yeah this is tough. Nature is indeed brutal. If people saw what happened on factory farms they would be disturbed too.

[@betoen]

Now Shredder knows to whom he's going to hire to destroy the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

[@Blodia1990]

In tears 😭😭😂😂

[@elliothill3953]

Master Splinter would have a big duel scene with it to see which oversized rodent was more capable

[@coronavirusz3980]

Now i understand why their master is rodent

[@kongthao9935]

You have seen the old movies right? Tokar and Rahzar were a young wolf and snapping turtle. Who knew the Foot Clan couldn't even capture adults for their experiments. I guess they were an offshoot of the 'Hand'.

[@sonicroachdoggjrraven3263]

Corona Virusz Otters are mustelids.

[@justjj1066]

the otter literally just started eating it’s guts while the turtle was still alive..

[@thorman1176]

Yeah like WTF

[@corpsman9994]

Welcome to nature and real life!

[@thomassim5600]

Thank god we are on top of the food chain

[@Eugenetra7]

@@thomassim5600 Go to Africa and take a walk alone unarmed, you'll be surprised))

[@imcrazyforwar]

metal as fuck

[@RenegadeJuniorGaming]

Bro was minding his own business and got turned into a snack, welcome to Detroit

[@joearnold5836]

Welcome to Motor City Bitch!!! Where only the strongest aquatic life forms survive!

[@wendigoalastor7345]

funny enough, if that turtle was able to clamp it's jaws around that otter's neck, this video would have ended differently

[@ApexSpectator36]

If otters had wings they could fly...

[@jleo8656]

Funny enough, evolution has given these predators the skills and reaction time they need to kill their prey.

[@anchorbubba]

Well this went a completly different direction than i thought

[@AceSantiago]

I thought the turtle was gonna snap him in half

[@dereenaldoambun9158]

Probably old or weak turtle.

[@IDoWatIDo17]

@@AceSantiago Bruh... *FACTS !*

[@takami4757]

@@dereenaldoambun9158 you would be suprised on the intelligence of otters.Even if that turtle was "stronger" you could clearly see the clever animal aiming for an almost blind spot on the turtle, killing it with efficiency. The Otter is also fully capable of using its hands and jaws to tear the turtle apart. It is one of the Mustelids.

[@luislarios4654]

The Otter is from the same family of the Honey Badger and the Wolverine so Isnt an Ángel at all

[@marcusaetius9309]

Otters are basically just large water weasels. They are fast, smart and merciless.

[@DonaldDump2024]

Yeah, the otter was happily feasting on the turtle’s guts while the turtle waited for death Reminded me of the attacks by the big cats and hyenas in African. Nature can be so cruel.

[@herbrothersoutdoors501]

Marcus Aetius right on! Great hunters!

[@marcusaetius9309]

Meredith Grubb As far as I know the largest member of that family are wolverines and no animals apart from man wants to tangle with them.

[@1000niggawatt]

ah yes the river doggo

[@mystic6698]

And dead when shot

[@chaddrusso8850]

People don’t read, the beginning of the video states they had been fighting for an hour or so already when the guy when to get his camera. It makes sense the turtle is exhausted and the otter is starving😅

[@jamesorsby7553]

The damn turtle didn't even try to fight back.

[@fyedupshawty]

Hour in it was exhausted

[@harpoon_bakery162]

in the beginning oh hell yea it did

[@GoldenShrike]

The turtle still being alive while it ate its organs was so disturbing... poor thing died so slowly

[@christophern7921]

Terry Melvin shut up you ass 😂😂 I can’t handle a good joke like that!

[@GoldenShrike]

Terry Melvin Hahahaha he sure did

[@jasonhayes2974]

Circle of life

[@tt600pch]

just like a wolf. The world of nature can be quite brutal.

[@shadeinmoney3522]

Susan Farley those are nerves

[@efechief2659]

When your shell goes from being a protective layer to a dinner plate.

[@Alimin-ik9ug]

Haha..wtf

[@matthewcastillo9951]

It’s called turtle soup..

[@thebravobrand6573]

Millions of years of evolution and natural selection just for your protective armor to turn into your grave

[@gmannubs6812]

It not a plate. It a bowl

[@sarahh367]

Haha

[@yetanotherrandomyoutubecha4382]

The title implies that this was some sort of fight, when it really seemed more akin to trying to open a can without a can opener

[@Drinks_onmeh]

This is the kind of video KZbin was meant for. Kudos to the cameraman for capturing capturing a captivating demonstration of nature while keeping distance and not interfering. Thank you, hats off

[@Italiantonio76]

This otter is an experienced turtle hunter. It knew from the get-go to stay away from the head while trying to flip it over.

[@jameslivingston8301]

Totally agree with that! Definitely the Otter killed several turtles before this one, I believe.

[@Soriichi]

Its an old ottor. Look at its greying snout. Not its first rodeo.

[@albertowilliams2538]

@ Tony A....This Otter Snatched A Page From Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Book, And Learned How To Flip Turtles...!!

[@SaulTeeMeat]

Trump turned a Ford into a lemon......and he made a horsefaced hooker pay the client.....and he made real Indians call out the fake one.....2018 is unbelievable.....cant wait for 2019

[@jameslivingston8301]

@@albertowilliams2538 Thank you for my laughing!

[@lordbudlett6520]

That’s the worst Disney film I’ve ever seen.

[@6ixlxrd]

@oh well Wait till you watch all 3 back to back.

[@FFM0594]

3 little turtle babies watch on in horror as their mommy is eaten alive. Perfect beginning to any Disney film!

[@whatfreedom7]

If it were a Disney film the parents would die.

[@joeturner9219]

Lmao

[@clivemitchell4316]

@oh well not the best, but alot better than TLJ.

[@heru-deshet359]

Didn't know a cute Otter could be that deadly.

[@SIKE01]

otter turned the turtle's shell into a soup bowl

[@naokomii]

That otter has done this with a snapper before. He knows how far to stay back so as to not be bitten by the turtle.

[@skycowboy_7391]

Did you talk with the river outter?

[@garrettheath9487]

Thanks for the spoilers.... ☺️

[@calvindirkmaat]

Flips it on its back... goes for the easy parts.. you learn or you get eaten😂

[@NDZ-jf8ur]

Poor turtle, when I first saw the title I thought it might be a giant alligator snapping turtle and I was going to end up saying "poor otter".

[@phillieg26]

Interesting but I was expecting a fight.

[@marlonvonratibor4124]

The Snapping Turtle should have did a little more snappin' to prevent the Otter from snackin'..

[@sandervikan5470]

You right

[@hellcat553]

Rhyme

[@TheNYgolfer]

I believe that turtle was ill and weak.

[@hamusapphire2201]

That turtle is tired since it has less stamina than the otter. Thats why the turtle doesnt fight.

[@marlonvonratibor4124]

@@hamusapphire2201 no excuse, the turtle should have got pumped and kicked some Otter ass.. now, he will be remembered as the "Coward of the County"!

[@danbodroid]

i have never seen a snapping turtle so unmotivated...

[@jordanduran1726]

This otter has eaten turtles before. It's trying to flip it in its back so it can't move and is an easier target. Smart and deadly.

[@biohazerd187]

Turtle comes with its own bowl

[@hb-dc3170]

🐐👏💀💀💀

[@CaptSNES]

Basically turtle soup, with some of that water mixed in. 🤔

[@biohazerd187]

HONEY BADGER DON'T CARE my wife was a honey badger I can concur that they do not care

[@kbyrd4840]

You win!

[@GenXstacker]

Otters are smart and tough. They may look cute, but they are part of the weasel family which makes them pound for pound some of the toughest varmints around.

[@fz1000red]

@Uncle Putin never heard that before. We have weasels, nutria, beaver, mink, and the big long river otters here in the Pacific Northwest. It's always fun to be on one of the bazillion streams near sunset when everything seems to be more active. Might be that we see more critters due to the quietness of floating in the boat w/o engine running.

[@Brandon-tn8vu]

The giant otters in south america. Now those are something to stay away from. Look them up on here.

[@EcoSpeeder]

That Snapping Turtle has likely been merc-ing baby ducks in that pond for years. Had it coming.

[@nola504creole5]

Facts

[@mantaray2239]

Turtles in general live in the same waters as otters. If they were always this vulnerable, they would have gone extinct long ago. I'm guessing something was wrong with this particular snapping turtle and the otter was taking advantage of it.

[@spzpekka4312]

Everyone is just now getting this in their recommended I must've been up all night thinking about this

[@luckyroll4642]

Yes 🤔🤔

[@MrRich6505]

Stop. These types of comments need to die.

[@Thaboifredy]

Yup

[@bladerj]

i blame the seagull eating whole....

[@thorntvhd6308]

Deadass

[@craigball2732]

Great work. No commentary or stupid dramatic music, just great camera work. Well done.

[@Smodlee]

Ya people on KZbin are stupid

[@MaitoSinuMirage]

@@Smodlee Sometimes...

[@thesecpac9232]

Stfu

[@A_Cesar]

Exactly what I was thinking

[@michaelviens2894]

Amen

[@mista_ke]

I love how on day 1 he ate all the intestines, so they wouldnt break and spoil the meat, only to come back on day two, after the meat had been soaking in the water, for easier digestion. Otters are super smart.

[@wolfshield2499]

THAT'S HARDLY EVEN CALLED DISTURBING!! 😆 Wait till you see how snapping turtle snap and tear its food. Then you can call that is DISTURBING.

[@ayblackie5472]

Finally a video with no stupid human voice and no stupid music.

[@otogun3324]

@@kaiprine7330 y

[@l0necroc]

@@kaiprine7330 y

[@smokescreen2146]

no stupid laughing

[@felipegloriabittencourt6232]

porra

[@ThatGuyYouveKnown]

Gotta play bfg division from the doom soundtrack over this shit my guy

[@daw162]

Pulled out the turtle's extension cord and cut the power off.

[@ignoto82dr]

is that an evangelion shout out?

[@YZFR1mart]

Ha ha nice comment 😂

[@arionassis-niarchos2895]

sooo not right ….lol.. …

[@dave-o3674]

@@arionassis-niarchos2895 But true,..also it's a bit like rolled raw sausages

[@fpsdovah2572]

Hahah only it didn’t cut the power off

[@SamA-cc3pj]

damm. before watchinh this, I thought the turtle would bite the otter to death.

[@philanderphillips2309]

If ‘South Park’ taught us anything, they’ve taught us that the Sea Otter will rise to power in the distant future. We must always remain vigilant……

[@baldieman64]

Sea Otter fun facts: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqm7o3mXlLemp8k&ab_channel=CasualGeographic

[@REVOisMYname]

Damn, is the otter eating it’s intestines while the turtles still alive? Brutal

[@danstinson7687]

Most thimgs get eaten alive. Lions love fresh warthog.

[@rootntoot2215]

Welcome to the animal way of life the fresher it is the best for most animals but some others prefer rank rotted meat lol

[@bendubberly5600]

Yes, but not as gut-wrenching as seeing hyenas jerk a wildebeest apart as it's still trying to escape!

[@rootntoot2215]

@@bendubberly5600 have y'all ever seen a buck attack or a moose those guys are hardcore

[@bendubberly5600]

toot yeah--wolves are almost as bad as hyenas or painted wolves (aka "African Wild Dogs), but timber wolves dont have to deal with the same density of competition as their African cousins, so they can take their time--relatively speaking.

[@FireKidSFFD]

he was literally munching that turtles intestines while he was still alive, holy crap!

[@TytofisCafe]

You think that's crazy, you should see how African Wild Dogs hunt

[@paulfaulkner6299]

@@TytofisCafe And lions on zebras

[@TruePT]

That turtles strat was insanely stupid, relying purely on it’s defense with no attacking.

[@torribrown2656]

I’ve seen a river otter eat a turtle right out of its shell. The shell was completely empty when it was done eating it. I’ll never forget that

[@dacoldest3896]

honey badgers do the samething. But snapping turtles cant hide their entire body in their shells

[@willfrancescofini]

can it eat the head and legs too? or just the internal organs? maybe the skin is too tough, like the shell

[@bigt8499]

Did anyone else think the snapping turtle was going to bite the otters neck

[@chivvelsje1759]

If it was the aligator snapping turtle it would of killed the otter but this one is a common snapping turtle

[@percozet]

Chivv Elsje common snapping turtles are more aggressive then a alligator snapper

[@dre1700blk]

I wanted to see the turtle at least get 1 good bite in

[@shawnsouth327]

Drews Revenge common snapping turtles are a lot smaller

[@pakmat1053]

@@shawnsouth327 a bite kne can make a hurt very hurt one many bit can break a bone ..

[@adotintheshark4848]

That turtle ended up just being a shell of himself.

[@omara2812]

Badum Tss

[@maikutsukino4743]

That snapper gave up pretty easy. Might have been sick. The ones I catch go nutz with the claws and snap repeatedly at anything in eyesight.

[@ggrocklee.]

Plus it kept getting flipped on its shell lol

[@views-cn6mo]

It's was already hurt like he said before, he got his camera in the end

[@KelseyPaige1984]

It was already exhausted at that point they didn't get the camera until over an hour into hearing the noises plus it was also probably injured like the previous person said.

[@finalcam1740]

ever sparred? after uou are exausted you basically cant do much. same with humans, even top tier fighters. if you only filmed them after they are exausted, and with humans it only takes a few minutes, the one with more energy will appear to be way more powerful, to the point it looks like an unfair advantage.

[@tomtalker2000]

Smart Otter he know too stay away from those jaws of the turtle. Because if he hadn't it might have been a TOTALLY different outcome.

[@gulfsurfco]

Obviously not a Ninja Turtle.

[@zinny999]

It was Dinner Turtle...

[@rebeccap865]

gulfsurfco this made me laugh so hard. Thanks

[@samuelparker9882]

LOL! LOVE THAT COMMENT, LOL!

[@bunky021543]

😂😂😂

[@friday5561]

I stopped myself at 1 min in the video to read comments to see who won

[@tiggle5485]

Decent video here. Not vertical landscape, not super shaky, decent resolution, no annoying “oh my gawd” narrator, actually shows what title says it will show. good footage, good job.

[@kx250fforlife]

I like how you comment decent video like you work for animal planet and record all their nature footage. He doesnt give a fuck about your opinion.

[@riku30005]

@@kx250fforlife But there's a comment section that was left open for a reason lol. He's just stating the video is filmed better than most

[@Gac3la]

I second this _motion_

[@ntuggle982]

Special k chill

[@ronnysterling7694]

tiggle5485 no stupid music

[@rand49er]

Pretty gruesome. Otters are cute until you see them do their normal stuff. Good video.

[@dexon777]

If you heard before what otters capable of you know who will win even before watching video. These guys are nuts.

[@norsebarbarian2843]

I’m surprised at the number of people who didn’t know otters are carnivores. They’re a mustelid, just like ferrets, wolverines and badgers, and they are equally as voracious.

[@quakethedoombringer]

Every mustelids out there are some of the most dangerous carnivore out there. Ferrets can literally kill dozens of chickens more than their size per night and no one can messes with the wolverine

[@benalosious]

Yup, this one seemed like it was made of pure explosive muscle 💪💪

[@maybefoxtart]

I knew they were carnivores but I didn't know they were beasts.

[@AmirGuitarlover]

Finally somebody who can hold a camera and take a movie in a pro way! well done mate!

[@rasunfrmqns653]

This how u start the year off right

[@therapist6328]

We have tripods in our country. They just came out.

[@malawimom]

No tripod was used...handheld.

[@therapist6328]

@@malawimom Very well shot indeed

[@LetsEatTogether]

LOL

[@mrh678]

Omg otters are ruthless, just happily knawing away at your body parts while you're still alive and in pain 🤣

[@davidyasss3484]

Literally thought the turtle would bite off a limb.

[@Kevin-lj4xs]

Maybe if it was an alligator snapping turtle

[@DewitticusBrett]

This is probably one of the better wildlife videos I've seen. It's pretty cool to be able to see EXACTLY how life operates without the influence of humanity. That otter is a damn savage lol

[@drer6405]

Fuck ya I’ve never seen video so uncut like this like said just great camera work!

[@SamFreedom]

Poor turtle. Probably watched a million MMA videos but just wasn't built to execute.

[@jeffreese5030]

This snapping turtle took turning the other cheek to a whole nother level

[@CFunk33]

To a whole otter level.

[@Leftatalbuquerque]

Aaaaannnnnnnd, this is why mammals took over the planet!

[@justmehere_]

at first I was like why is it tryna flip the turtle upside down? then I realised... *it's eating its belly **_alive_*

[@ayblackie5472]

After the turtle won the race against the Hare, it had to face the River Otter as the final boss.

[@renegadeace1735]

Didn't know otters were so fierce.

[@Razgriz85]

You haven't seen videos of the giant river otters in South America attacking Caimans, and scaring off Jaguars, or the video from a zoo where a group of otters drowned a monkey in their enclosure.

[@minimushrom]

They get into some crazy bloodlust frenzy and go totally crazy.

[@ybbobmurphy]

River Otters, though they are cute, are the apex predator in a river system. In a group they will chase off full grown jaguars.

[@jessicafairbanks7310]

I don’t get why so many people are upset and commenting how they would’ve killed the otter. This is nature. The otter has to feed in order to survive. Just like the snapping turtle feeds on young ducklings, fish and other small animals. It’s the circle of life. Nothing to get worked up about.

[@nilobeebee]

But in Disneyworld, they're all friends! Friends don't eat friends. Unless they're friends with benefits. Wink wink.

[@joelmartin2549]

The turtle is vermin anyway!

[@chandranapier2259]

Life is a struggle and it’s not fair. In nature you eat when you can and nothing is guaranteed.

[@bendubberly5600]

You're damn skippy!

[@redriot-unbreakable9476]

Like let them kill the otter to, it is still the circle of life.

[@FernandoTorres-hb7qf]

None of us searched for this

[@dreamsteal4773]

I did

[@leemcmullan]

lmao

[@eddiebelljr6201]

Lmao!!!

[@vtecnegro85]

😅🤣

[@cspace1234nz]

Clearly not a Ninja turtle

[@Menace_to_society_k27]

Bro 💀

[@RedfishCarolina]

Pound for pound otters are some of the toughest badasses earth. They are native to my area, and this is probably the ONE animal me and my redneck kin don't dicker with.

[@crazydrummer181]

I got some on video today hunting fish and crabs. It was awesome. They were devouring them like nothing.

[@donmackay9315]

Members of the very large “weasel” family, which otters are, all have unbelievable stamina as in badgers, stealth as in weasels, strength and ferocity as in honey badgers and wolverines, and unbelievable focus and determination as in mongooses (especially against large fast and deadly snakes). It’s perhaps the most amazing carnivorous family in all of the mammalian orders (I probably didn’t say that right but you know what I mean). Stories about them, as in this video, are fascinating to watch, unless you like snapping turtles.

[@Undivided_X]

Agree with all except mongooses. Not disputing their abilities, just that they're not members of the Mustelid family (weasels) but are Herpestids, they have their own family. Also they're Feliformes, having more cat-like features evolutionarily, whereas mustelids are caniformes.

[@bendubberly5600]

Always cool to see a mammal best a reptile!

[@kennethhodges9383]

I love watching the honey badger , that rascal is smart , as in bring it on !

[@ryanclemons1]

When you put all your level points in one stat.

[@steeveekeys1904]

And the intelligence of a 12 year old child.

[@robertking3130]

Otter thinks, "damn this pie has got a tough crust".

[@moonson8804]

Thinking that makes this easier to watch lmfao

[@richardoconnor2560]

😄

[@AmieEss]

But the hard work needed to break it open makes the sausages even tastier.

[@Invertatude]

Had this been a Ninja turtle the outcome would have been far different!

[@colecampbell1906]

I knew from the start the otter was gunna fuck him up lmao. They are no joke. Too smart and too quick for the turtle to bite it, and smart enough to know where it can safely bite the turtle. They won't go in front of it's face and if they do briefly they're quick enough to dodge any bites.

[@muhdaqil2932]

Otter maybe cute, but make no mistake, they are the wolves of the river.very smart, fast and cunning.also strong muscular body.

[@justinjones5281]

MUHD AQIL yeah I prolly could flip a turtle while swimming like that omg. Impressive

[@fafeesh]

This is why Emmett Otterton was targeted.

[@georgemorgan6088]

There not like wolves, dont wolves hunt in packs maybe more like a lil wet panther

[@muhdaqil2932]

In amazon river, the native people called giant otter as wolves.their family is the pack.dad as alpha and mum as beta.before a male married, he need to ride alone.

[@georgemorgan6088]

@@muhdaqil2932 thats actually kinda cool 👍

[@goryo9781]

I never expected an otter to demolish a snapping turtle

[@bluerascal370]

They are related to wolverines and honey badgers.

[@brianidk7097]

@@bluerascal370 but they for da water

[@1PITIFULDUDE]

River otters are one of the cutest, yet, ferocious animals on the planet.

[@andregreene7916]

A otters is a water living mongoose , he hunts for food in and out the water!