Mystery creature

[Feebo]

Hiya folks :) I had a friend ask me what this creature is on my Facebook account and I've been trying to figure it out for a couple of days! First thought was Komodo dragon, then I thought well the spikes remind me of a sharks teeth and the way they constantly come forward. I've pretty much decided it's aquatic whatever it is. I thought maybe a snapping turtle as the top jaw looks the right shape but again, I found a few pictures and nope. Not a snapping turtle. Anybody care to help out on this mystery?
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk294/feebix/Mysterycreaturte.jpg

[alessia55]

If you google image "inside snapping turtle mouth" and scroll down a bit you'll see the same image. Click on the website it came from...


Mouth of 650+ Pound Male Leatherback Sea Turtle

Snapping Turtle Turtle Journal (http://www.turtlejournal.com/?tag=snapping-turtle)

[shaunyboy]

is that the only picture you have feebs ?

reminds me of a sea anenima (bad spelling)

cheers shaun

[Gungirl]

Wow.... that's one nasty looking mouth.

[KORBIN5895]

Tineye it.

[Feebo]

Tineye? Yeah it does look a little like an annenamy lol I did actually search snapping turtle but I used avant browser not Google. I'll have a look...........

[youngster]

Look through these maybe you can find what you're looking for.
11 results - TinEye (http://www.tineye.com/search/47a304d2363a52d3396501399d6dc0e9a2767dbc/)

[Lankyrob]

Definitely a leatherback, htere was a show where they dissected one and showed the internal working and i remember that view down the throat

[alessia55]

If you google image "inside snapping turtle mouth" and scroll down a bit you'll see the same image. Click on the website it came from...

Mouth of 650+ Pound Male Leatherback Sea Turtle

THIS IS WHERE THE PHOTO CAME FROM![/I][/I] (http://www.turtlejournal.com/?tag=snapping-turtle)

Is everyone just ignoring what I wrote? lol. I found where the photo came from!

[Lankyrob]

Is everyone just ignoring what I wrote? lol. I found where the photo came from!


Who said that???? :D:D:D:D

[alessia55]

Who said that???? :D:D:D:D

Grrrrrrrrr :p

[Feebo]

Oh I did see you'd said that! lol I just haven't been back since and posted lol Being a scientist thought dude, I'm going to need an seperate image of said species but different individual to prove theory I'm afraid lol :) There's a lot of bullshjt on the internet.....

[Feebo]

Mind you saying that the whole site in that link is about turtles and it does look like it's ok doesn't it. I was thinking maybe it was a single photo of a turtle in amoung other stuff and could be a misidentification. I'd still be interested to see another picture showing the same kind of mouth but yeah, that does look ok :) Well done :)

[alessia55]

Oh I did see you'd said that! lol I just haven't been back since and posted lol Being a scientist thought dude, I'm going to need an seperate image of said species but different individual to prove theory I'm afraid lol :) There's a lot of bullshjt on the internet.....

You ask and you shall receive ;) Here are a few more photos of the inside of the mouth of a leatherback sea turtle.

http://www.animal-dino.com/act/turtle_association03.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-69I_Ng-bQCQ/TsV1jxFhTmI/AAAAAAAAVas/Cwf76ewAsSU/ESVvk.jpg

http://museumvictoria.com.au/pages/26991/web0011548-a-021.jpg

All images were pulled right off of Google Images when I typed "leatherback sea turtle mouth" ;)

[jarich]

Wow, I do not think I would want to have my fingers in that mouth! One snap and they would be gone! I suppose these could be pictures from dead animals though

[KORBIN5895]

That would be pretty freshly killed. The mouth is too pink. That laceration looks like it is still seeping a bit too.

[millertime89]

leatherbacks are amazing creatures.

[Wolfus_305]

well... that was terrifying...

[It'sKourtneyYo]

^^^^Agreeeeeeeeed!

[SnakeyJay]

Amazing... I've always imagined them having a smooth inner mouth :D