Box Turtles

[RedCloud]

@Fletch

I was holding that one in my left hand and took the pic with my phone in my right hand lol. You just have to know where and how to pick them up. Kind of like learning to hold a catfish lol. You only do it wrong once lol.

 

[Fletch]

I thought painted and boxed were the same... Oh well...

 

[Jackalope]

I thought painted and boxed were the same... Oh well...

Painted turtle is a species of water turtle. A turtle is primarily water based. The term box turtle is a common term used to describe a variety of terrapins that splits their time between dry ground and marshy areas, but terrains generally avoids water where it would have to swim like a turtle. A tortoise is land based and avoids water.

 

[Schu72]

This guy was in my driveway when i got home last night. We see them at the house yearly.

 

[giles]

I’ve never seen one with a shell like this one. Almost the shape of a soft shell.

 

[Schu72]

Not sure ig it's the same one, but we had another visitor this am.

 

["J"]

Probably should put up a turtle crossing sign Scott

 

[Schu72]

Probably should put up a turtle crossing sign Scott

I was thinking maybe my address got posted on a turtle dating site.

 

["J"]

I was thinking maybe my address got posted on a turtle dating site.

turtlesonly.com

 

[GoetsTalon]

That's cool! Probably females looking for a spot to lay eggs.

 

[GoetsTalon]

Helped this guy off the road today.

 

[tracker 6]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_box_turtle

 

[GoetsTalon]

Found a cool article I remembered. Glad I keep old stuff lol. From a 2002 wild Ohio mag.

 

[GoetsTalon]

 

[GoetsTalon]

 

[Boarhead]

I saw some during turkey season, 2 in Perry County, 1 in Knox County.

 

[Jackalope]

Saved this fella off the highway today. By the time I got turned around it had actually made to to the median.

 

[RedCloud]

Nice grab Joe.

 

["J"]

Nice grab Joe.

Saw one on the side of the road yesterday, it wasn’t so lucky.....

 

[Isaacorps]

Went to visit my grandparents grave in Middleport today and this guy was waiting when we arrived