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Is the tortoise afraid of snakes?

Yellow-edged box turtle (snake-eating turtle)

Scientific name: yellow-edged closed-shell turtle, also called snake turtle, can eat snakes. This kind of turtle is not uncommon. There are more than 10 turtles in the turtle museum, which are available in Nanjing, Confucius Temple, Chaotian Palace and other markets. There are seven species of closed-shell turtles, which are specialized groups in turtles. The middle part of their navel is connected by ligament, which looks like a hinge and can move. After death, the ligament breaks and the navel becomes two segments. Therefore, the folks call the closed-shell turtle a broken-board turtle. If it is invaded by a snake, it will meet the shell and hold the snake until it dies, and then eat the snake meat. Therefore, the folks call the closed-shell turtle "snake turtle" and "snake turtle". Cantonese people call it snake turtle because it likes to eat snakes. "The tiger is afraid that it doesn't know, but the snake is afraid of it and can hold the snake until it is killed. In the past, many fortune tellers were swinging around with a thing, and the money would fall, using the shell of this turtle. " This kind of turtle likes to stay on the wet slope of the mountain and specializes in catching snakes to eat. The locals call it snake turtle, which is said to be the name handed down from the older generation. "There is a crack under its belly, which is invisible at ordinary times. It can give off a smell to attract snakes. When the snake comes in, it will sew it up, clamp it and eat it. "