. ▁c . ▁y uc at ana ▁( Y uc at án ▁box ▁t urt le ), ▁are ▁separated ▁from ▁the ▁US ▁sub species ▁by ▁a ▁gap ▁in ▁western ▁Texas . ▁Three ▁of ▁the ▁US ▁sub species ; ▁T . ▁c . ▁car ol ina ▁( e astern ▁box ▁t urt le ), ▁T . ▁c . ▁major ▁( G ulf ▁Coast ▁box ▁t urt le ) ▁and ▁T . ▁c . ▁ba uri ▁( F lor ida ▁box ▁t urt le ); ▁occur ▁roughly ▁in ▁the ▁areas ▁indicated ▁by ▁their ▁names . ▁T . ▁c . ▁tri ung uis ▁( three - to ed ▁box ▁t urt le ) ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁central ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Be havior ▁ ▁Common ▁box ▁t urt les ▁are ▁pre domin antly ▁terrest rial ▁re pt iles ▁that ▁are ▁often ▁seen ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁day , ▁or ▁after ▁rain , ▁when ▁they ▁emer ge ▁from ▁the ▁shelter ▁of ▁ro tt ing ▁leaves , ▁logs , ▁or ▁a ▁m amm al ▁bur row ▁to ▁for age . ▁These ▁t urt les ▁have ▁an ▁incred ibly ▁varied ▁di et ▁of ▁animal ▁and ▁plant ▁matter , ▁including ▁earth w orm s , ▁sl ugs , ▁insect s , ▁wild ▁ber ries , ▁and ▁sometimes ▁even ▁animal ▁car r ion . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁war mer ▁summer ▁months , ▁common ▁box ▁t urt les ▁are ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁seen ▁near ▁the ▁edges ▁of ▁sw amps ▁or ▁mar sh lands , ▁possibly ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁stay ▁cool