4 to 6 inch Mata Mata, Chelus fimbriatus , in stock and on sale!

Anyone who has ever seen a live Mata Mata, is not likely to ever forget them. Their striking look has no comparison anywhere.

A true aquatic turtle from the Amazons, the Mata Mata (Spanish for "kill kill") likes to sit in shallow water, passing as a tree and bark material, waiting for any small fish to swim by. It then is able to strike out with lightning speed to swallow the small fish whole.