The eastern box turtle represents holding on and surviving, sticking its neck out, which led to its status as a state symbol ...

The box turtle and the painted turtle are both turtles from the family Emydidae. Both painted turtles and box turtles are popular pets across the world. They have a similar appearance, with colorful ...

As a budding naturalist growing up in the concrete-heavy environs of Boston, I would regularly thumb through my family’s ...

Box turtles, desert tortoises and water turtles all require different types of water, according to the California Turtle and Tortoise Club. Box turtles should be outdoors and kept away from predators.

Box turtles also have a hinged plastron (bottom shell) that allows them to close up shop in the front and rear, creating a “box” that protects their entire body from predators. Formerly, the eastern ...

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Nebraskans now have an official state reptile: the Ornate Box Turtle. Nebraskans now have an official state reptile: the Ornate Box Turtle. Skip to content. NOWCAST KETV NewsWatch 7 at 10:00.

Box turtles may have a great defense from natural predators, but their boxlike shape can’t protect them from the weight of a vehicle. Lohraff said being blessed with shells becomes a curse when ...

Ornate box turtles live in grasslands throughout most of Nebraska. It’s one of 48 different species of reptiles that inhabit Nebraska. The ornate box turtle got its name from its single hinge shell.

Licensed wildlife rehabilitator Dallas Huggins of New Hampshire Turtle Rescue said that while many of the turtle species they rescue have lost limbs to predators, that is rarely the case with box ...

Young turtles are vulnerable to predators–their shells are soft and the hinged plastron develops around the fourth year. Box Turtles’ bodies are fully grown in six to seven years.