Underground Eggs? Can anyone identify?

[Bosco]

My grandma called me over this morning because she saw a crow digging holes in her yard and then grabbing eggs from the holes and eating them.

She's kind of obsessed with the eggs wanting to know what they are now thinking they're turtle eggs or something worth protecting (she ran the crow off). We looked around the yard and there are dozens of holes like the one in the picture but appears the crow ate the eggs already. There's only one hole we can find that still has eggs in it.

My grandma actually got some tongs and grabbed an egg and put it in a jar (so much for protecting them) and wants to know what's inside... She's old and I love her so I told her I'd ask on the internets. So can anyone assist in telling me what this will be when it grows up?

Forgot to mention she said the egg is very soft not sure if that helps. I'm guessing snake

 

[SpeedRacer]

Squirrel eggs.

 

[Bosco]

Seriously?

Ugh troll eggs...

 

[Skiney]

Looks like Possum eggs to me...

 

[LaBelle]

Could be snake
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://mrskingsbioweb.com/images/DSC05964.JPG&imgrefurl=http://mrskingsbioweb.com/snakeresearch.htm&h=1224&w=1687&sz=263&tbnid=7AWVUouWujFJ8M:&tbnh=90&tbnw=124&zoom=1&usg=__eWMrPgcGVqB_KtgwftE55amEMGQ=&docid=2szEaOrhSYy8yM&sa=X&ei=syOiUYGzEJC30QHd9IHIDA&ved=0CDYQ9QEwAQ&dur=3578
We had a Kingsnake lays some in our front yard one time. Soft, pliant shells.

 

[Bosco]

Looks like Possum eggs to me...

I may not be the sharpest tool in the shed but I do remember from my schooling that mammals do not lay eggs

 

[SpeedRacer]

Seriously?

Ugh troll eggs...

Not seriously. Seriously they look like snake eggs. And according to Google, your grandma killed whatever was inside by removing it from where it was.

 

[Lurker]

Snake egg. Best handled by pouring gas on them and setting on fire.

 

[JR1572]

I may not be the sharpest tool in the shed but I do remember from my schooling that mammals do not lay eggs

There are egg laying mammals.

JR1572

 

[SpeedRacer]

There are egg laying mammals.

JR1572

 

[Skiney]

Uh Ok I was WRONG....

 

[JR1572]

Where's Perry?

JR1572

 

[LACamper]

very small Velociraptors?

 

[Bosco]

Not seriously. Seriously they look like snake eggs. And according to Google, your grandma killed whatever was inside by removing it from where it was.

Well I first thought BS but googled it and got pages of eggs for squirrels Apparently squirrel eggs is nature's equivalent to blinker fluid Thanks I let her know she should leave them alone to mother nature

 

[Akajun]

look like turtle eggs to me. See the piled up dirt, turtles kind of dig a small hole then cover it back up this time of year.

 

[Bosco]

Well my grandma said there wasn't a hole there until the bird showed up. She was pretty surprised the bird knew where to even dig as she said the ground was as solid as the rest of the yard until the bird started going at it

 

[SeventhSon]

http://youtu.be/ONgjXrOShlc

He's a semi aquatic, egg layin mammal of action.

 

[LACamper]

Well I first thought BS but googled it and got pages of eggs for squirrels Apparently squirrel eggs is nature's equivalent to blinker fluid Thanks I let her know she should leave them alone to mother nature

...until they hatch and you have a yard full of baby water moccasins!

One thought... I seem to remember from somewhere you can hold an egg up to a bright light and see what's in them if they're developed enough.

 

[LabRat]

look like turtle eggs to me. See the piled up dirt, turtles kind of dig a small hole then cover it back up this time of year.

another vote for turtle

 

[AnnieOakleaf]

Visually it looks like a quail egg.