COMMON NAME:  Box Turtle
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Terrapene carolina
DIET:  Omnivorous diet of insects, snails, slugs, worms, berries, fungi, roots, flowers, fish, frogs, birds, eggs, and carrion.
YOUNG:  The female Box Turtle lays 3 to 8 eggs, called a clutch, in a hole dug in sandy soil or soil with decaying vegetation. She hides and buries the eggs.
HABITAT:  Eastern United States from Maine to Florida, west to Michigan through Texas and into Mexico. They live in woods, pastures, and meadows.
FACTS:

• 4 subspecies of Box Turtle are found in the United States, and 2 are found in Mexico.
• Box Turtles go into hibernation in October or November, sometimes later.
• When the Box Turtle is threatened it pulls its head, tail, and limbs into its shell for protection.