Egg Identification

Snake. Venomous too.

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Snake. Venomous too

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If so, it's your Elanor.

No

They do look like snake eggs, but the only venomous snake in north america that lays eggs is the coral snake. And those are way too big to be a coral snake.

Just free rodent control - the mom anyway. Something ate the babies.

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I was thinking turtle at first, but from what I've read, turtle eggs are not usually oval like these

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Turtle eggs. Not all turtle eggs are spherical. Sliders, and many other Emydids, lay oval-shaped eggs.

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And raccoons LOVE turtle eggs.

Those are 100% turtle eggs. I'd bet they are red-eared sliders/ painted turtles. Do you live near a river or lake or any body of water? I used to work at a turtle farm when I was younger, and the eggs looked exactly like these.


Red-eared slider eggsfrom a turtle farm
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You may have been thinking of softshell turtle eggs, which are perfectly round and almost glass-like.

Softshell turtle eggs
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Yeah, if they were in that hole that's dug behind them, then I agree they probably are turtle eggs. I wasn't weighing all the evidence in my first reply and I really thought the eggs were larger than they must be.

100% turtle eggs. And it’s a coon that ate them up. Had 4 nests tore up in my garden. We found a 5th nest intact and dug up the eggs. Hope they hatch and will release into the ponds nearby.
Zoom in and you can see the eggs