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# Eastern Box Turtle - Is It Dangerous? | Mind of Animals

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# Eastern Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina

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1 Totally safe danger 1 out of 5

Eastern Box Turtle

Photo by “Jonathan Zander (Digon3)" (CC BY-SA 3.0) via [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Florida_Box_Turtle_Digon3.jpg)

## What you should know

Harmless and slow, and its shell shuts completely like a box with a hinge.

## Whoa

If you find one crossing a road, move it the way it was already going. Turn it around and it will just try again.

## Staying safe around it

This one is genuinely harmless to people. Still look with your eyes and let it go about its day.

**Always ask a grown-up before you touch any animal or plant.** If something bites or stings you, tell an adult right away.

Source: [FDA](/mind-of-animals/#s7)

Read more about the eastern box turtle at [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_box_turtle).

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