It is egg laying season, again.

[Catherine]

I never get tired of egg laying season. Frustrated and impatient perhaps, but never tired.
The hognose girls have been in a nest box for two weeks and no eggs so far. Firebird has been in a nest box since last week and no eggs so far.  I wasn't sure Kateri was pregnant, she didn't look that big. Just to be on the safe side I put her in a nest box.

I got home to find her with two eggs. She is a first time breeder so there could be 4-6 eggs. I got a small egg box ready. Five hours later there are eleven eggs and she is not done. I think there are 3 more and I need to get a bigger egg box ready. I will have to go to bed and take care of the eggs in the morning. She could take hours longer.

I underestimated Kateri. She is a slender snake and very quiet. I wasn't really expecting her to have eggs this year. It is the quiet ones that surprize you.