When I was a boy, there were a lot of box turtles. We lived next to our local woodland, and the edge of the woods featured blackberry patches. That made it very attractive to box turtles. And when it rained, they would wander around your back yard.
(Did I remember I was Mr. Nature?)
I kept box turtles as pets. Who didn’t? They got very tame, but they were also escape artists. When they were out of their turtle pen, they used to bother our dog, Rags, by eating his dog food and totally ignoring his strenuous objections. There’s not much a dog can do to an adult box turtle.
Now, of course, it’s been years since I’ve seen a box turtle. That’s progress! McMansions everywhere you look!
*Sigh* Nature is a memory.