Box turtles are medium size (4 to 8 inched long) land-dwelling turtles. Their shells are high domed and brown with yellow, orange or olive lines and spots. They can be seen crawling through forests, fields and even suburban areas. Occasionally they are hit by cars while crossing roads. They are capable of withdrawing there appendages and head into their shell and then pulling their lower shell (plastron) up against their upper shell (carapace). These turtles are very long lived and individuals have been recorded to live over 100 years.