this turtle was in Natl Geographic (http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2010/04/freshwater-species/sartore-photography). It says:
Reimann's snake-necked turtle, a New Guinea native, has a seven-inch-long shell and strong jaws to crunch snails, and it smells like a skunk. "Not the prettiest snakeneck by a long way," says one scientist.

What??? Its not the prettiest? When is a turtle pretty? It's damn well the cutest though!!!

http://images.pictopia.com.edgesuite.net/perl/get_image?provider_id=318&ptp_photo_id=natgeo:8832981&size=420x300_mb&re=1&m=1270338748.0

I once saw a turtle that many years later still ranks as possibly the single most beautiful animal I have ever seen. Definitely in the top five. Way beyond "pretty".

I once saw a turtle that many years later still ranks as possibly the single most beautiful animal I have ever seen. Definitely in the top five. Way beyond "pretty".

What sorority was she in?