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Yes, painted turtles are fully capable of biting you. I have 9 juvenile Eastern Painted turtles and they bite my fingers when they want attention or food. Although most painted turtles won't bite when threatened, you will come across the occasional moody one.
no they are not - Actually, some populations of Painted Turtles are endangered. The coastal population of Western Painted Turtles are endangered in Canada (listed as "endangered" by COSEWIC). Other populations are threatened or of special concern.
no, stinpots are musk turtles not painted turtles
painted turtles are NOT harmful at all!
sea turtles painted turtles snapping turtles
Painted turtles live in water. box turtles live on land. you'll kill a painted turtle on land and kill the box turtle in water
Painted turtles and snapping turtles
painted turtles drink out of a little drinking dish. painted turtles like fresh unsalted water
they are cool because they are turtles
all turtles can hear
they ARE NOT painted.
painted turtles only like to pee in evion