What kind of turtle is this?

[53' Stude]

Was making smores with my 2nephews and we spotted this small turtle Anyone know what kind of turtle or terrapin this is?

 

[Crusher]

Car51 It looks like a Box Turtle to me

 

[Blueskies123]

Box Turtle. You have never seen one before?

 

[Stelth]

Yes, looks like a common box turtle. I remember catching them as a kid, when we lived back east.

 

[GravelRoad]

car51, Do not cut him open!

 

[69GTX]

Used to see them frequently in wooded areas in the summers 20-40 yrs ago. These days, I rarely see a single one during the course of a summer. Turtles and other amphibians in the northeast aren't as prevalent as they once were. Everyone putting up fences for "privacy" hasn't helped either.

 

[tig1]

We call them Box Turtles here. See a lot of them in the summer crossing roads.

 

[gregk24]

Yep, box turtle. We had one in our yard the other day.

 

[demarpaint]

As others said it's a box turtle.

 

[Bud]

Common box turtle. When I had my farm my dog used to bring them up to the house from the creek all the time.

 

[ArcticDriver]

It looks like a gravid female...its the season they lay eggs and so are moving around alot.

 

[53' Stude]

Originally Posted By: GravelRoad

car51, Do not cut him open!

Trevor, the lab/basset hound mix dog of the brother and sister in law, wanted to move him. I put him near treeline so he could go in peace

 

[E150GT]

I like turtles

 

[aquariuscsm]

I saved a couple from the road recently. A huge common snapper and a huge soft shell. I've yet to see an alligator sniper in the wild. The only alligator snapper I've seen was at the Houston aquarium,and it was REALLY HUGE!!

 

[sonofbumperbolt]

Does it answer to Michaelangelo?

 

[Ifixyawata]

Originally Posted By: aquariuscsm

I saved a couple from the road recently. A huge common snapper and a huge soft shell. I've yet to see an alligator sniper in the wild. The only alligator snapper I've seen was at the Houston aquarium,and it was REALLY HUGE!!

Snappers terrify me. Saw a dead one on the road a couple weeks ago and the size of it still gives me the creeps. Pointy tails and sharp jaws and such. I won't even discuss Gator Snappers.

 

[4WD]

Ditto - box turtle down south too - don't see as many these days - or horned toads. For the first time in years I spotted a very large bull frog 2 weeks back - then realized I was past all the farms & other chemical users and alongside a wildlife refuge ...

 

[4WD]

Years back - pulled over by an old wooden bridge to watch a guy trying to get an AST off he caught on a limb line. After seeing a near miss with that big jaw - I stepped out to help but had to cut the line off short to maintain 10 fingers each.

 

[ArcticDriver]

Originally Posted By: aquariuscsm

I saved a couple from the road recently. A huge common snapper and a huge soft shell. I've yet to see an alligator sniper in the wild. The only alligator snapper I've seen was at the Houston aquarium,and it was REALLY HUGE!!

They have a very unfortunate habit of choosing the soft gravel along the roadway shoulder to lay their eggs. And it seems like they always think the gravel across the road is better than the gravel side they are on. Its the grass is always greener phenomenom.

 

[69GTX]

The last snapper I "saved" from the road was real ornery. About 10" wide and wouldn't let me get behind to grab him w/o jerking wildly and taking a snap at me. Agile thing. Finally, had to go home for a tarp and drag it back near the edge of the swamp....as I wasn't going to risk a finger.