Turtle?

[creekdawgg]

Anyone what kind os turtle this is? I never saw one with a orange head



http://huntingaddiction.com/turtle2.jpg

http://huntingaddiction.com/turtle1.jpg

[GSP]

You found yourself a Eastern Box Turtle in full rut!:cool:


You found a male that is mating, the male's head on an Eastern will go to an orange/red color (similar to a turkey) when he's strutting his stuff.
If Big58 sees this he may fill in some more, he's up on his herpotology and I'm outdated about23 years.:(

[SixPack07]

Thanks for sharing the pic and the info!

[buckfever]

You found yourself a Eastern Box Turtle in full rut!:cool:


You found a male that is mating, the male's head on an Eastern will go to an orange/red color (similar to a turkey) when he's strutting his stuff.
If Big58 sees this he may fill in some more, he's up on his herpotology and I'm outdated about23 years.:(

Ya learn something new every day. Thanks for the info.

[trust me]

Better know as "tarpins" in my neck of the woods. (That would be "terrapins" for the flatlanders.) Some people view them as speedbumps. That makes me mad.:mad:

Sure am glad my head don't glow like that when I get the feeling.:D

[turk2di]

A box turtle with the required hunter orange cap on.

[GSP]

If you have any interest in the turtles or tarpins. You can tell the difference in the male/female by looking at the bottom part of their shell. The part behind the hing will be flat on females and it will have a depression on the males. This helps the the males to .....well you figure that part out.:D

[deerhntr]

You can also tell the General age within a few years by the rings/lines on one of the patterns on the side of the shells. If it has 4 rings, then it is around 4 years old, they grow a new ring every year. That is definatly an Eastern Box looking for a mate....

[B.G.O. of Kentucky]

HAHAHAHAHAHA!
That is great! Thx for the laugh!
A box turtle with the required hunter orange cap on.