Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina)

Created: June 11th, 2013 - 06:10 PM
Last Modified: June 11th, 2013 - 06:10 PM Entered by: Matt Hampel
Record 150414

Country: United States		State: Pennsylvania	County: Bucks County	Time: 2013-06-11 10:52:00
Qty: 1	Age: Adult	Sex: --	Method: Visual encounter	Habitat: Suburban area
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: -----	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: -----
Sky Conditions: Partly Cloudy		Moon Phase: -----	Elevation: 242.00ft	Barometric Pressure: -----

Notes

Hit by car. It was spotted sitting upside down on the shoulder of a busy road. A good part of the shell was torn off, but it was very much alive. I just hope removing it from the road meant this guy might survive somehow.

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Comments

Posted by Mike VanValen on Jun 12, 2013 at 11:07 AM

Looks nasty right now, but I've seen boxies survive with a split down the shell.

Posted by Marc Linsalata on Jun 11, 2013 at 07:08 PM

Wow - that looks really bad - but I think it can make it, unfortunately, it won't have much protection anymore against predators (if it did survive)