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Terrapene carolina carolina
I rescued this beautiful guy from a busy highway a few days ago. Two cars were inches from hitting him before I could get to him. He was heading straight for another road (if he didn't get hit) so I put him in my car and transported him to behind my apartment complex a mile or two down the road. There he has access to a creek and lots of foliage. Eastern Box Turtles are only one of two species of box turtles found in the US. They are currently listed as a threatened species.
His defense against me was to pee... a lot. Other than that act, he was a very friendly and curious little turtle. He didn't try to close himself up inside of his shell at any point during my short possession of him. Quite a sweet turtle.
Spotted on Sep 17, 2011
Submitted on Sep 21, 2011
2 Comments
Nice story!
Thats very nice of you to save this turtle!! Good photo!