Heres the point, why do you say they are first clutches? you have no evidence, what so ever that is what is happening. But you do know, that in captivity they easily double clutch and rarely triple clutch.

You also know that your captives will copulate and lay eggs, aprox the same time as wild individuals in your area.

You also know what a first clutch female looks like compared to a second clutch.

While that does not prove that a gravid female late in the year is on its second clutch, it does indicate that it is.

Sir, that is important information.

On the otherhand, your prejudiced that every wild gravid snake lays one clutch. And for no reason. What are your reasons?

For instance, I observed a female coachwhip at my house and she without question double clutched and may have triple clutched. I observed her copulate and become gravid on her third clutch but did not observe you laying eggs.

I have observed individual pyros, gravid over four months, hmmmmmmmmmmm how many clutches was that?

Have you ever observed a female that was gravid over long periods in nature? If not, why not?

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