Scar found a turtle
By JJ
@JolietJake (50190)
February 20, 2018 9:32am CST
So I finally let Scar take me for a walk this morning, and he spied a turtle that evidently dug itself out of hibernation today.
With the frogs singing and the crocus blooming and all, pretty sure spring is about a month away. 
Pretty sure this is an Eastern Box Turtle, although I didn't want to disturb it and clean the shell off better.
Pretty sure this is an Eastern Box Turtle, although I didn't want to disturb it and clean the shell off better.21 people like this
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@DianneN (247157)
• United States
20 Feb 18
@JolietJake At least it wasn't a snapping turtle!
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@JolietJake (50190)
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20 Feb 18
@DianneN Had one of those show up in the driveway last year
[em]doh[/em] We went through this last year. I came home from work a couple times and found a snapping turtle a few feet from the driveway after a heavy rain....
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@JolietJake (50190)
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20 Feb 18
I knew it was a type of box turtle from the markings although they are still fairly obscured from mud
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@JolietJake (50190)
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20 Feb 18
No, it is not a tortoise, and not all turtles live in water.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Terrapene carolina carolina Male eastern box turtle Conservation status Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1] Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudine
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@owlwings (43902)
• Cambridge, England
20 Feb 18
The terminology (turtle/tortoise/terrapin) depends on which version of English you speak. We don't have any native tortoises, turtles or terrapins in the UK and tend to refer to anything which lives on land and has feet as a tortoise and anything which lives in water and has flippers as a turtle. In British English, terrapins seem to come somewhere in between, since they have feet rather than flippers but live mainly in (fresh) water.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search For other uses, see Tortoise (disambiguation). Tortoises Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: T
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@LadyDuck (478717)
• Italy
20 Feb 18
@JolietJake I remember you said it was a snapper, I am glad that this cannot harm both Scar and you.
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@JolietJake (50190)
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20 Feb 18
The one I moved last year was a snapper, box turtles don't bother anyone
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@JolietJake (50190)
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20 Feb 18
@LadyDuck These guys will just hide in their shell if bothered
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@sallypup (65144)
• Centralia, Washington
20 Feb 18
@JolietJake Eons ago we lived in northern Idaho. I didn't see that a turtle was on the road. I ran it over with the truck. What a bloody mess. I still feel horrible that I did that.
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@JolietJake (50190)
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20 Feb 18
Don't think I'd ever seen one that had just come out of hibernation before
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@JohnRoberts (109845)
• Los Angeles, California
20 Feb 18
That is pretty cool. Hope the turtle doesn't get run over or anything.
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@JolietJake (50190)
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20 Feb 18
It's all the way down at the end of the yard near the tracks in the treeline, it should be okay
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@thislittlepennyearns (64775)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
20 Feb 18
What a cool thing for him to find, does he mess with the turtles when he finds them?
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@thislittlepennyearns (64775)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
20 Feb 18
@JolietJake I know a lot of dogs wil bring them back to you, ive never really heard of a turtle messing with them though.
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@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
23 Feb 18
i've only ever seen two living turtles in the state my entire life.
either they hide really well or our population must be low..
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@toniganzon (72544)
• Philippines
20 Feb 18
I know nothing about the types of turtle. But I just know they are turtles with their shell.
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@JolietJake (50190)
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20 Feb 18
Box turtles are fairly common around here, I see several wandering about each year
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@JolietJake (50190)
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21 Feb 18
I would have missed it if Scar hadn't pointed it out
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@JolietJake (50190)
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21 Feb 18
I'd been wondering to myself yesterday how soon it would be before they started showing up since my frogs became active about 3 days ago
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@kobesbuddy (78856)
• East Tawas, Michigan
21 Feb 18
We have snapping turtles, but I've never actually seen one in the wild. Tawas Lake use to be their favorite pond, but now I'm not sure if it is. He's huge! Most of the turtles I see crossing the road, are a lot smaller.
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@Jennyloves (124)
• Buffalo, New York
21 Feb 18
That's a really cool turtle I have seen them on craigslist sadly for sale. Very cool colors. I wish I lived somewhere where I could walk through the woods.
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@LeaPea2417 (38033)
• Toccoa, Georgia
20 Feb 18
Sweet, I love turtles, both land and sea turtles 
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@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
20 Feb 18
What an interesting find. It's like when we were at the Big Island where we stopped at a beach of the Ali'i Sanctuary, Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park, Big Island. We visited the Big Island and on this stop we stretched, listened to the lecture and went sight seeing by the beach. A pair of sea turtles came swimming up to the beach as we were sight seeing. We all took pictures for nature does as it do and when they introduce themselves to you as the box turtle did it's spectacular! 
