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I volunteer at a local Nature Center. When I arrived yesterday, I was handed a paper envelope with two gopher snake eggs. Apparently, the mom snake was run over by a car and the eggs squirted out, but were still attached. A park ranger got to her and "cut the eggs off", but the snake slithered away. One egg was stuck to the paper, but I soaked it off. I gently washed the stuck on debris from the eggs. The other egg was still encased in a thin blood vessel rich membrane. I removed the membrane. The eggs are sitting on damp dirt, covered by a damp paper towel, on top of my heated aquarium. I don't think there is much of a chance of them developing and hatching. What do you think? Is there anything I should do?
I have a dozen alligator lizard eggs, which if I haven't killed, I'll keep with the snake eggs.

I wish they had put the snake in a bucket. I'm sure it would have benefited from human intervention and had a better chance at recovery than it would in the wild.

Well, I like you just did the same thing with black rat snake eggs two weeks ago. Good on ya for trying and I hope that they hatch, however I doubt they will make it. I posted this on the kingsnake forum and seems only one person had ever had success with trying to hatch eggs from an injured animal. If the snake was getting ready to go lay them at the time she was hit the chances are probably better. Someone mentioned they thought the eggs received a coating for protection against fungus and such when they are laid "on time". Keep us posted as to what happens. I will still try to save eggs if the situation arrises again and commend you for at least trying.

Joe