If you recall, we didn't lose the Speckled Kingsnake in the house (or the truck), it was simply a case of mistaken coffee containers. So I put the snake in the temporary plastic tub (with tight-fitting lid, of course) and put a bowl of water in there along with a few night crawlers. Which it did not eat. Which I was a bit surprised as that is supposed to be what they'd eat in the wild. But really, would you be hungry after making a mad dash away from the whirling blades of death (the brush hog) and then being
Anyways, I was a bit worried that Snakey wasn't going for the night crawlers after two days. Then on the evening of the third day of captivity, I opened the lid to check on Snakey and to my surprise, I found these:
Snake Eggs!! |
To say that Rhiannon, and I, were pretty excited would be an understatement. I immediately went to internetting on how to care for snake eggs and put them in their own little homemade incubator:
And thanks to our friend Adrian, we also have a more proper abode for Snakey:
We'll continue to do our homeschooling science on "Reptiles" for a few more days, then let Snakey go in the woods behind the house. Her eggs, however, will be another lesson. Hopefully in 50-60 days from now.
Oh my! I've never seen snake eggs. This should be very interesting.
ReplyDeleteBless your heart for having the interest to go through this as a great lesson for Rhiannon. ("Remember when we hatched those snake eggs, Mama?" She can use that as a topic of conversation for years!)
ReplyDeleteP.S. I don't think I like the looks of the snake eggs anymore than the snake. (((Shudder.)))
Ick x 5!
ReplyDeleteSince you all like snakes I think it's cool but I would NEVER do it. I agree with mama pea this is a neat memory for Rhiannon.
Rainbow pop tart kitty is gone. I like the new picture!
Interesting. Maybe she was moving a bit slow cause of the eggs. How do they normally do it? Lay em in a likely spot and then leave em be I imagine right?
ReplyDeleteFascinating, but EW. Snake eggs could give me nightmares, as to- what if they got out! Have fun :)
ReplyDeleteThat is so completely amazing. Good lord do I wish YOU had been my science teacher. I can't wait to see if they hatch!
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