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Eastern Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina

Habitat:

Mixed forest, somewhat damp, found actively moving after a 2" rain storm the previous night. Canton, GA, 6/15/11 at 16:10, temp 82 F.

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3 Comments

JOHN2
JOHN2 12 years ago

Thanks All, turtles will remain where they were located...

Abby M
Abby M 12 years ago

Turtles are very interesting creatures to photograph and observe. I especially love the different patterns on their shells. This is a great spotting!

MichaelFulbright
MichaelFulbright 12 years ago

Red eyes suggest that it probably is a male.

JOHN2
Spotted by
JOHN2

Georgia, USA

Spotted on Jun 16, 2011
Submitted on Jun 16, 2011

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