This bit of info may surprise you, (it did surprise us here at Buy Rash Guards)… but did you know that salmonella in turtle feces can end up on their shells and body, and can spread to people who handle them?

In fact several people who swam with pet turtles in a backyard pool were among 107 people sickened in the largest salmonella outbreak blamed on turtles nationwide in the 2007-2008 season.

The outbreak that year involved mostly children in 34 states and 1/3 of all patients had to be hospitalized. In most cases, parents didn’t know that turtles can carry salmonella.

So it may actually be safer to swim with sharks than to swim with turtles!