Nikon 7900 image. Well the reaction to my snake postings was indicative of the common dislike a lot of people have toward these reptiles. It is a shame since the vast majority of snakes pose no danger to people or pets. They provide some degree of rodent control and are as much a link in the chain of life as any other. Tonight I am posting another photo of a critter I came upon while mowing recently. It is another reptile but this one has no teeth and scares almost no one lol. There was a time when Box turtles were a very common sight as they crossed local rural roads but that is not true anymore. For whatever reasons, I seldom see them anywhere these days. The same is true of many reptiles like green grass snakes, leopard frogs, horned toads, scaly fence lizards, and broad headed skinks; just to name a few. Reptiles are not the only disappearing species. I seldom see cotton tail rabbits, lightning bugs, river otters, or bobcats any more either; a sad reminder that change is upon us and things that once were - will be no more. The Eastern Box Turtle was essentially eliminated from large areas of the American North East by local Indian tribes before white men ever settled there. They were valued for their meat even though many people died from this practice because these turtles not only eat worms and slugs, but also mushrooms that are poisonous to people. If their habitat is left undisturbed, an Eastern Box Turtle will still stay within an area no larger than a football field for its entire life and that can be over 100 years. I remember our yearly visits to my grandparents in Arkansas when I was a child and one of the first things I would ask about when we got there, was whether or not