They don't have a very complex nervous system. Their brain is basically a thick spot in the spinal chord.
I was watching a political debate on television recently. Seems like politicians and snapping turtles have more in common than I realized.
JHAP ~~~~~~~~~~ "My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." ...Hedley Lamarr (that's Hedley not Hedy)