I need to get my back acre brush hogged. I don't want the box turtle I've seen recently to get whacked though.

In reply to Sea Speed It's hard to tell but it looks pretty young which would fit with your story of seeing several in the area. I'm counting 7 maybe 8.

In reply to maroon barchetta If you raise up the blades it should be fine as long as you dont run it over with the wheel. They also dig down under the leaf litter or hide under stuff when it starts to dry out later in the summer so you could wait for that.

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No worries, I appreciate y'alls knowledge, I've learned a ton from this platform. And I figure now that Asian Jasmine was a poor choice of ground cover by the pool, given the # of coral snakes our dog has found.
The only thing is that my wife has told me that a cotton mouth has eye liner, not mascara...

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Ha yeah I think it's done for the alliteration. It should probably really be eye shadow mark instead of mascara mark, but that doesn't flow as well and it gets the point across either way.

In reply to Sea Speed The shape of that box turtle's shell indicates it has something wrong with it. When kept as pets with an incorrect diet they often develop warped shells like that because they don't receive enough nutrients for shell growth. Weird to see in a wild animal. That is definitely an adult though.

In reply to 12f Mane Yea I thought the shell looked odd for sure but it's what made the thing so cute.

Whats so fun about finding things like that around my property is I probably get as excited about finding things like that as a 40 year old man as I did as a 12nyear old exploring the woods, now I just love showing my kids too.

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And I figure now that Asian Jasmine was a poor choice of ground cover by the pool, given the # of coral snakes our dog has found.

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my parents had that stuff bordering our pool when i was a kid and pulling snakes out of the skimmer baskets was a regular chore.