A wood turtle is a kind of turtle found in forests. Despite their name, most are never very far from a body of water.

Wood turtles are omnivorous and eat ruts vegetables, fungi, including poison mushrooms, worms and insects.

A few wood turtles do make good pets in that they’re easy to take care of. The painted wood turtle; the North American wood turtle; the Japanese wo...

Wood turtles are endangered due to habitat destruction or fragmentation, climate change and collection by humans for the pet trade. Turtles are run...

The rarity of the wood turtle depends on the species. The Japanese wood turtle is rare even though it is sold as a pet.

Wood turtles live in the eastern and central parts of the United States and the southeastern provinces of Canada. They’re also found in Central Ame...