Acreana goes viral after finding exotic tortoise on highway in the interior of Acre Farmer Larissa Cristina Telocken, 32 years old, experienced an unusual situation when she found a wild turtle (Chelus fimbriatus), with an exotic appearance, crossing a section of BR-317, in Sena Madureira, in the interior of Acre. (Watch the video above) To g1, Larissa said that when she passed by the place, she thought the animal was a tortoise, but realized that there was something different. "I looked quickly and said to my husband: 'I think there's a tortoise in BR, but it's different, it looks like its shell is pointed'. When we got back, I thought: 'what strange animal is that?'", she said. ? Join the g1 AC channel on WhatsApp The recording was made on June 23rd while she was traveling to Rio Branco with her husband and the video had repercussions this week, totaling almost 50 thousand views on social media. In the video, the farmer appears amazed at the appearance of the animal. Her husband is in the background, pushing the reptile away with a branch to a stream close to where the animal was. She said that another vehicle passed by the scene, but did not stop to remove the animal from the road. Given the situation, the couple decided to do something to prevent the reptile from being run over. "We turned around and went there to take him off the track, even without even imagining what that was," he added. ? The main characteristic of the Mata Mata is that it resembles a wooden trunk. Camouflage makes it easier to capture prey and helps you escape predators. The long neck allows only the tip of the nose to stick out of the water, however, some people think it looks like a dinosaur. READ MORE: 'It looks like a dinosaur', says young man who caught exotic turtle in AC VIDEO: Jararaca measuring more than one meter is found inside the house in the interior of Acre Fisherman from Acre catches an endangered stingray that can weigh up to 110 kg; VIDEO Used to the routine in rural areas, Larissa stated that she encounters wild animals frequently, but had never seen anything similar. "As we live in rural areas, we are always seeing different animals, but this was a unique experience. When I posted the video on social media, I was flooded with questions [about what the species was]," he declared. Farmer recorded the animal and published it on social media; records reached almost 50 thousand views Personal archive Native to the Amazon According to the biologist, herpetologist and professor at the Federal University of Acre (Ufac), Moisés Barbosa de Souza, the animal, known as the Mata-mata (Chelus fimbriatus), is a species of freshwater turtle typical of the Amazon and does not pose a risk to humans. According to the researcher, despite its unusual appearance, the animal can be found in dams, rivers and streams. According to the expert, the fact that the reptile was found on the highway indicates that it was probably moving between two flooded environments. "It is an animal that is easily found in aquatic environments in the Amazon. It generally lives in shallow, still waters and was certainly moving from one igapó area to another. Finding it in BR shows that it was making this move," he explained. ?Food The Mata Mata feeds mainly on fish, but can also consume small vertebrates and invertebrates. According to the researcher, the animal uses a suction technique to capture prey. "It quickly opens its mouth and sucks the entire fish in," he added. According to the researcher, the species' reproductive period occurs between the months of June and October. At this stage, females can lay between 12 and more than 30 eggs. If someone finds a specimen outside the water, the advice is to carefully return it to a nearby aquatic environment, such as a lake, reservoir, stream or river. Review Acre’s news programs