 The Florida softshell turtle is a large turtle with a flattened, pancake-like body, a long neck, an elongated head with a long snorkel-like nose, and large webbed feet, each with three claws.While most turtles have hard shells composed of Scutes, the Florida softshell has a cartilaginous carapace covered in leathery skin.Ranging from olive green to dark brown, it has the darkest coloration of all the softshell species that inhabit Florida (other species include "Apalone mutica calvata" and "Apalone spinifera aspera)."