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    wee mary and i doing a bit o' work in the garden and look what we came across 16 eggs they look like tortoise eggs we have a lot of them crawling around now eggs.jpg no tone they will not end up in the fry pan
    shankhill rd to the battle school " carpe diem"

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    Where do you live???? Tortoise crawling around!
    Do not regret growing older, it's a privilege denied to many!

    You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life."
    Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874-1965)

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    • #3
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      north carolina mate our dog brings em into the house
      shankhill rd to the battle school " carpe diem"

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      • #4
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        Just hope they are not rattlesnakes then!
        Do not regret growing older, it's a privilege denied to many!

        You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life."
        Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874-1965)

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        • #5
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          Were the shells soft and the insides nearly all yoke. If so they look just like the Iguana eggs they had in Guate...

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          • #6
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            the shells look like table tennis balls but a little smaller they could be snakes we also have a lot o' em too
            shankhill rd to the battle school " carpe diem"

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            • #7
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              What type of snakes do you have then. Surely not rattlers....

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                no rattlesnakes alan they like it dry like california,texas, new mexico etc. here we have the eastern diamond back,water moccasins i have did a little wrk on the tortoises they are in fact turtles [QUOTE=Alan869;4265]What type of snakes do you have then. Surely not rattlers....[/QUOTE
                Eastern Box Turtle
                Terrapene carolina

                Photo by J. Willson Description: Eastern box turtles are small to medium sized turtles, attaining a maximum length of 8 inches (20 cm) and possessing a highly domed carapace (top of shell). They have a hinged plastron (bottom of shell). While mud and musk turtles also possess hinged plastrons, box turtles are the only species which can shut their plastron completely. Coloration and amount of pattern are variable, but the carapace is usually brown with a orange or yellow pattern. Females can be distinguished from males based off several characteristics. Males usually possess red eyes, while the eyes of a female are usually brown. Females possess a more highly domed carapace. Finally, the plastron of male box turtles is concave while the female’s is not.
                Feeding/Diet: Eastern box turtles are omnivores. They will eat almost anything that they can fit in their mouths including worms, insects, fruit and berries, mushrooms, and carrion – among other food items. As they mature their diet shifts from primarily animals towards one that includes more plant material.
                Activity/Behavior: The eastern box turtle is the only fully terrestrial turtle encountered in North Carolina. They are active during the day (diurnal), particularly after rains. If it feels threatened, eastern box turtle can close itself completely within its shell.
                Habitat/Range: Box turtles live in a wide variety of habitats from forested areas to dry grassy meadows to swamps and sandhills. Although they can live in a variety of habitats, they prefer moist forested areas with large amounts of underbrush. They do not travel far, usually living within an area less than 200 meters in diameter.
                Reproduction: Eastern box turtles mature slowly, reaching sexual maturity between 7 and 10 years of age. Once mature, a female box turtle will lay between 3 and 6 eggs each spring in a shallow nest which hatch in late summer or early fall. Hatchling box turtles measure only 1.25 inches (3 cm) in length.
                Miscellaneous: Eastern box turtles are declining over much of their range. They are very susceptible to habitat fragmentation, and road-related mortality. They also suffer from collection as pets. Because they take so long to mature, it is hard for box turtle populations to recover from these pressures. Box turtles also possess a homing instinct. If you find a box turtle on the road, do not take it home with you and release it. A box turtle released away from its home range will often wander until it dies. Rather – if it is safe – move the box turtle to the side of the road.
                Click here to learn about box turtle research at Davidson College and how you can help!!

                Click here to learn even more about eastern box turtles!!



                The shaded region represents the range of the eastern box turtle in North Carolina.
                Photo by M. Dorcas
                Photo by J. Willson
                Photo by J. Willson
                A female's shell (right) is more domed than a male's shell (left).
                Photo by J. Willson
                A yearling eastern box turtle .
                Photo by J. Willson
                This website created by: J. Willson, Y. Kornilev, W. Anderson, G. Connette, and E. Eskew.
                For comments or questions contact M. Dorcas: midorcas@davidson.edu.
                M. Dorcas homepage: http://www.bio.davidson.edu/dorcas
                Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina 28035-1719.


                Partial Funding for this website provided by a Associate Colleges of the South, National Science Foundation, and Duke Energy.
                eastern box turtle.jpg
                shankhill rd to the battle school " carpe diem"

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                • #9
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                  on further investigation WE do have rattlesnakes here but mainly in the mountain areas rattlesnake.jpg the best place for snakes is OZ
                  Originally posted by Mick Doc Doherty View Post
                  Just hope they are not rattlesnakes then!
                  shankhill rd to the battle school " carpe diem"

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                  • #10
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                    Originally posted by billy meikle View Post
                    on further investigation WE do have rattlesnakes here but mainly in the mountain areas [ATTACH=CONFIG]1535[/ATTACH] the best place for snakes is OZ
                    According to the membership list most of them have already moved

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                    • #11
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                      Originally posted by Alan869 View Post
                      According to the membership list most of them have already moved

                      Do not regret growing older, it's a privilege denied to many!

                      You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life."
                      Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874-1965)

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                      • #12
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                        Originally posted by billy meikle View Post
                        on further investigation WE do have rattlesnakes here but mainly in the mountain areas [ATTACH=CONFIG]1535[/ATTACH] the best place for snakes is OZ
                        Billy I will go out tomorrow and take a photo, I live in a suburb called Bibra Lake and there are signs on the road around the lake saying (Tortoise Crossing) also signs saying (Snakes have been seen in this area ) Not all snakes moved to Oz some stayed in the U.K.
                        There is always someone watching

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                        • #13
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                          boom boom when we lived in southern california wee mary used to feed a galapagus tortoise belonging to a neighbour mary would feed it on water melon lettuce carrots and apples. i remember taking trubrit to see it i laughed whe he seen the size of it he said it's prehistoric bill mary would call her her name is jackie oIMG_0689.JPGIMG_0690.JPGIMG_0687.JPGIMG_0688.JPG
                          Originally posted by Aussie Nick View Post
                          Billy I will go out tomorrow and take a photo, I live in a suburb called Bibra Lake and there are signs on the road around the lake saying (Tortoise Crossing) also signs saying (Snakes have been seen in this area ) Not all snakes moved to Oz some stayed in the U.K.
                          shankhill rd to the battle school " carpe diem"

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                          • #14
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                            Tortoise crossing.jpg
                            As promised Billy
                            There is always someone watching

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                            • #15
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                              I believe there's one of those outside Tug's house as well!

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