I picked this little lady up off the yellow line on a street in Shelby, NC. Why she was in town with nowhere to go I guess I'll never know. I had an hour drive home and it was a hot day so I put her under a tarp in the back of my truck.
I have a two acre property near a stream and find several box turtles each year in my yard. I couldn't think of a better place to relocate my new friend so I kept her overnight in a large tub with some water and a tomato from the garden to let her calm down a bit.
I let her go the next day in the sun and snapped a few pictures as she made her way into the woods. Maybe we'll meet again.
Female Box turtle - around 13 years old
