I have no, zero, zip field knowledge of snake eggs but turtles are another story. It isn't inconcievable that some snake eggs over winter particularly at higher elevations and northern climes. We see this with some northern populations of Clemmys muhlenbergii (I reject the new nomenclature) where both eggs and hatchlings occasionaly over-winter in the nest. Here as you stated for snakes the eggs are dry in the tops of tussocks and close enough to the surface water to stay at nearly 100% humidity. I've found other turtle species eggs in newly plowed fields on the Coastal Plain, dry sand bars in and along creeks, and in left over construction site sand piles each time near water. All terrestrial locations were in full morning sun and dappled afternoon shade with ground temps in the mid 80's.


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Bob Bull
1.3 L.g.getula MD Locality
2.2 L.g.g GA locality
2.3 L.g.g albino
1.4 L.g.g het albino
1.2 L.g.g P-het albino
1.0 L.g.floridana peanutbutter
0.2 L.g.f. het peanutbutter
1.0 L.g.f. N.E. axanthic
1.0 L.g.nigrita
1.1 L.t.hondurensis het hypo-melanistic
0.1 L.t.hondurensis hypo-melanistic

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