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Eastern Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina

Description:

This turtle was walking across a gravel road. I stopped to pick him up and show my daughter. He was about 8" long, maybe 6" across.

Habitat:

On a gravel road in the piedmont region of South Carolina.

Notes:

Copyright © 2012 Jeremy Bullinger. All rights reserved.

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4 Comments

Bullinger
Bullinger 11 years ago

I just updated the description. It was a lot larger than the picture looks like.

Sudachi
Sudachi 11 years ago

Wow, do you remember how small it was? It looks very tiny.

rutasandinas
rutasandinas 11 years ago

Preciosa tortuga bello caparazón

IanVillanueva
IanVillanueva 11 years ago

Nice!

Bullinger
Spotted by
Bullinger

Greenville, South Carolina, USA

Spotted on Sep 5, 2011
Submitted on May 9, 2012

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