Originally Posted by JimJohnson (Post 1769816)

There God's creatures, let them enjoy life as god intended.:pray:

Originally Posted by anothersteve (Post 1769758)

black racers will bite if cornered but are not poisonous.
If it were me i would leave them be and keep the well cover open just a bit so when they do hatch they are able to get out easy. They won't all hatch at once, and will scatter for food, and won't hang out as a family. You might have a couple that will stick around but you will hardly ever notice them. Obviously your yard or neighbors was the mothers home turf, when was the last time you saw one on your property?
Steve

Originally Posted by CarolSells (Post 1769782)

Well, actually no vipers lay eggs, so no worries there. Coral snakes are the only venomous species in the area that lays eggs but their clutch sizes are not anywhere near as large as you are describing so that’s pretty unlikely.
As far as your yard being inundated with snakes, that’s not like likely to happen, for several reasons. Mostly because your yard likely can’t support that many snakes. You also have to account for those that will become prey, starve, and just die due to other natural selection based causes. Also, many will certainly dissipate in search of their own territory in other yards.

If you haven’t moved them just leave them be. They can only do good things for your yard via natural pest control :)

Originally Posted by Velvet (Post 1769846)

And no way did God intend snakes to be on my property. Otherwise He wouldn’t have let me buy the place, knowing me .... although I did have some beautiful reptiles in my classroom.

Originally Posted by JimJohnson (Post 1769816)

There God's creatures, let them enjoy life as god intended.:pray:

Originally Posted by Travelhunter (Post 1769733)

Ok but I am going to have a lot of them

Originally Posted by anothersteve (Post 1769758)

Black Racers will bite if cornered but are not poisonous.
If it were me I would leave them be and keep the well cover open just a bit so when they do hatch they are able to get out easy. They won't all hatch at once, and will scatter for food, and won't hang out as a family. You might have a couple that will stick around but you will hardly ever notice them. Obviously your yard or neighbors was the mothers home turf, when was the last time you saw one on your property?
Steve

Originally Posted by DJohansen1 (Post 1769948)

Can you post a picture?

Originally Posted by 2mnydogs (Post 1769959)

I was told that the black racer was protected. <snip>