shelled box turtle
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A big box turtle pulled his head in when I passed.

"Do you want to know a secret about box turtles?"

A 3-year study in Texas indicated that over 7,000 box turtles were taken from the wild for commercial trade.

One morning last fall, Anne found a big box turtle on the curb in front of her house.

Keeping a box turtle as a pet can lead to imprisonment and a fine of $250,000k.

Management decisions for the ornate box turtle are difficult because of life history factors.

The box turtle is found in nearly every meadow and wood.

Swans, box turtles and many other animals call this area home.

"We have a lot of box turtles that get run over by cars," he said.

But a box turtle a few miles north was not so lucky.