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Chelydra serpentina serpentina |
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Their huge heads and saw-toothed tails give them a prehistoric appearance. These turtles reach 50 or more pounds, although the average-sized adult weighs 20-30 lbs. Their at home in slow moving streams, rivers, lakes and ponds. |
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Chrysemys picta picta |
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This is the most common and most colorful turtle. The carapace is basically green with a yellow stripe down the middle and yellow edges around the shell plates. The edge is marked with red. The plastron is yellow. The head is streaked with yellow, and neck and legs and tail are streaked with red. |
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Kinosternon subrubrum subrubrum |
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They can pull their head and limbs into their shell. Mud turtles eat insects and small animals. The Eastern mud turtle is most common. They grow to about 3 to 6 inches. Breeding takes place in early spring with egg laying of one to six eggs in June in most cases. |
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Pseudemys concinna |
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The river cooter large freshwater turtle mainly occurring in river habitats. They can reach a maximum shell length of 16-1/2 inches. The shell is long and oval, with a weakly serrated posterior edge. The most prominent marking is a c-shaped figure bordered in black/brown on the back. |
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Sternotherus odoratus |
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They discharge a stinky yellow fluid when pestered. They are also prone to biting. They rarely leave the water and eat snails, insects, and crayfish. Growing to 3 to 5.5 inches long, they have big heads (the better to bite you with). Musk Turtles like mud bottoms in their ponds. They mate underwater and lay one to nine eggs in the spring which hatch in 9-12 weeks. |
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Terrapene carolina carolina |
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The Eastern box turtle can live to more than 120 years old. They grow 4 to 8.5 inches long. Box turtles get their name because they can close all of their appendages and head into their shell. They eat many small plants and animals, preferring berries, insects, and worms. |