For those curious, pretty sure that’s an eastern box turtle. We used to find them in our backyard and keep them outside in a big pin as pets. When it’s rainy, they tend to be more active and hunt because worms come out of the wet ground. They’re otherwise usually only out around dawn.
And for the record, it IS a turtle, not a tortoise. Tortoise is a subset of land turtles, but some turtles are not considered tortoises but still live on land. Naming has to do with the type of shell as far as I understand. He still probably hangs out in the shallows of that stream a lot though.
For those curious, pretty sure that’s an eastern box turtle. We used to find them in our backyard and keep them outside in a big pin as pets. When it’s rainy, they tend to be more active and hunt because worms come out of the wet ground. They’re otherwise usually only out around dawn.
And for the record, it IS a turtle, not a tortoise. Tortoise is a subset of land turtles, but some turtles are not considered tortoises but still live on land. Naming has to do with the type of shell as far as I understand. He still probably hangs out in the shallows of that stream a lot though.