Garden Snake Eggs

I know sounds confusing.

Garden snake eggs. Snake eggs are likely to be found in cold dark and isolated places. Garter snakes hibernate in winter using large rocks or burrows of other mammals as cover. You re not going to run into garter snake eggs anywhere nor are you going to find any if you own a garter snake as a pet. What does a garden snake look like.

These snakes are usually brown or black but may be a greenish color. Do not rotate twist or flip the egg or the snake inside will probably die. Tending your garden you spot something you never noticed before. Usually buried under the soil for safety during their incubation.

Gestation takes from two to three months and occurs in the snake s lower abdomen. Garden snakes nicknamed garter snakes come in many varieties various colors and have different markings depending on your area of the country. Female garter snakes deliver on average 10 to 40 offspring between late july and october depending on geographic location. Unlike most other snakes the garter snake doesn t lay eggs.

The garden snake moniker stems from how frequently garter snakes are found in gardens and yards where they prosper amid moist soil conditions and rich food. Many species and subspecies range across much of the continent. Most snakes lay eggs and do not give birth to live young. After this period giving birth to.

It gives birth to live young. The majority of snakes lay eggs around 70 of species in fact while the remaining 30 give birth to live young. At first glance it looks like a rock a large mushroom or a forgotten child s ball. Once mating between the female and male snake occurs the gestation period can last from as little as 2 months in some species for as long as 9 months in others.

The female lays the eggs underground in loose soil or sand which acts as a natural incubator. The garter snakes thamnophis belong to the collective category of harmless effectively non venomous north american snakes also often referred to as garden snakes. The mating period of garter snakes is from late march to early may. Over 50 can be born at one time measuring in length from 5 to 9 inches.

Most snake species like king snakes pine snakes and pythons lay eggs others like boas rattlesnakes and garter snakes give birth to live young. That means that the babies develop inside their mother. But it s quite simple really. These eggs hatch inside the snake and live young leave the female s body.

Ovoviviparous means the snake incubates eggs internally. Snake eggs though leathery and hard looking are very fragile. You can identify snake eggs by examining several characteristics including shape hardness and appearance. Even though garter snakes don t lay eggs they do produce eggs.

Snakes usually lay their eggs in sand or soil which helps incubate the eggs and then most species of snakes will leave and not watch over the nest after laying the eggs.