Susan Roces takes care of two giant turtles at her Greenhills home as shown in a recent video. Given to her as gifts in 2012, the pets are grown and allowed to roam the garden and greet visitors. Talk about keeping turtles, known for being slow, as unlucky is just a myth. Sorsogon is home to “snake turtles,” called such as they have a soft outer shell and a long nose that they look like snakes.

Atienza, K. (2021, September 10). Giant turtles. Tempo, p. 4.