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I think there's a snake nest in my yard OkasenLuny !3GqYIJ3Obs
I've been finding little eggs in my yard, and two seemed to have snake fetuses inside. Just now i noticed that my little box where i keep my hose seems to have been "boarded up" with mud except for a small hole, so i think that might be a nest. ( the box is raised, and it's dark down there so it seems like a nice place for a nest)

Anyways, the eggs are white with brown specks and swirls, mainly near the top and bottom. they are about the size of a quarter. Also, i live in Northeast Texas if that helps in identifying if a snake has laid eggs in my yard, and if so, what kind?

i mainly think I've seen snake fetuses because it looks like there is a long brownish red string in the eggs (most are smashed so i can see inside) with little snake mouths.

I mostly want to know if the snake is poisonous or not. if it isn't, I can get some thick gloves and get the snake out myself. If it's poisonous I'll have the SPCA over.

the picture is an egg. sorry about the quality, but my dad threw it away before i could get my second memory card and take a better picture >: (
>> OkasenLuny !3GqYIJ3Obs
Also, my dad says that there was a snake that looked like a water moccasin in our tree the other day, except we live a few miles from the nearest water source, and with my dad's ecological skills, it could have been a five in garden snake.
>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
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The only poisonous snake in North America that lays eggs is the coral snake (see pic). All rattlesnakes and their relatives (which include the water moccasin) bear live young.
>> OkasenLuny !3GqYIJ3Obs
>>256806
why did you post my youtube account?

And how did you find that anyways : p

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>> OkasenLuny !3GqYIJ3Obs
>>256810
ok, that's reassuring.

i'll see if wikipedia has a picture of the coral snake's eggs, just because i'm insane.
>> I think there's a snake in my boots Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
>>256842

Quarter-size sounds much too large for a coral snake egg.

Even if it was a coral snake, that's not cause for concern. They are afraid of people and bites are very rare. They are elapid snakes, which means they have small fangs towards the back of their mouth. They can't bite quickly like a rattlesnake. They have to bite, chew a bit, and hold on for a while in order to posion something. Combined with the fact that they have a very small mouth, they don't pose big risk to humans. In the US coral snake bites are only a tiny fraction of all venomous snakebites.
>> Anonymous
While I'll quite happily admit that American snakes aren't my forte, I don't think I've ever heard of a snake making a mud nest or even a nest of any kind, they just find a quiet, suitable location. The eggs may indeed be snake eggs, but the thing in the hose box probably isn't a snake; unless, of course, something else made the mud nest and a snake came along afterwards and set up shop.
>> Anonymous
>>256919

Whoops, a little more research suggests that I tell a lie. Apparently, a King Cobra does construct a nest for its eggs but it's the only species of snake known to do so. And it uses twigs and leaf litter.
>> OkasenLuny !3GqYIJ3Obs
>>256883

okay, that definitely makes me feel better. I'm mostly worried about my outdoors cat, but if it isn't poisonous, she should be fine. She spends no time in our yard anyways.
>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
>>256810
venom =/= poison

the only US snake that constructs a "nest" would pituophis (pine snake), the mother constructs a burrow underground that acts as a nest, using her neck in a U shape to scoop out dirt.

The eggs you are finding probably belong to some lizard, and the fetuses just appear snake like to you.