Economic Importance for Humans: Negative
Florida softshell turtles are generally harmless to human interests; they do eat fish and occasionally young water birds, but no significant effects on prey populations have been reported.Florida softshell turtles are aggressive and will bite if handled or restrained, but are probably harmless to humans if left alone.
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