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Description:

While planting trees in our backyard last night, we encountered (accidentally killed an individual) clutch of snake eggs. I am guessing (common in our region + due to the pattern) that this is a black rat snake but it could be a prairie kingsnake as well. We re-packed the eggs in soil in a 5-gallon bucket and are eagerly awaiting their emergence!

Habitat:

Pasture land in NE OK, outskirts of Collinsville, OK to be exact.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
Stephanie Rainwater
Unfortunately, they did not make it. I re-buried them in the soil in a 5-gallon bucket and after about a week of no activity, I moved away the soil and saw that the eggs were stinky and deflated, as though they had been crushed (very gooey, not like deflated as in the snakes hatched). :-(
Aaron_G
Looks like your clutch is very close to hatching. I'm sorry you accidentally busted one open, but thank you for setting up the others so they can succeed in hatching. I look forward to seeing which species they are. I can't tell from the one in your hand.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2013

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