DON'T THROW GOPHER TORTOISES IN THE WATER! THEY CAN'T SWIM!

You can see the look of terror in the turtles eyes. At the end of the short video below the turtle gets tossed in the water and sinks like a rock. The original source for this news story is the blog called Heavy. Fortunately, the video ends right there.

Here is a gopher tortoise:

Once again: Gopher tortoises CAN'T SWIM.

You can learn more about these tortoises here and there are efforts to save the reptile and move them to safer areas—away from anyone trying to "save" them.