Snake eggs in flower garden?

I live in Maryland. I was re-doing a garden bed this past weekend and unearthed a clutch of snake eggs. They range in size. I know that snake eggs grow over time -- as the baby snake gets bigger so does the egg. Anyone have any idea about what kind of snake they would be? They look like the pictures on google image search of both grass snakes and black rat snakes. But then a lot of the snake eggs I saw on the search looked alike. I just wasn't sure in this area what the most likely snake would be. I live in a highly developed area, tons of houses on top of each other with very small yards and many commercial properties nearby, not exactly a snake's paradise. Any ideas on the kind of snake that would make its home in this type of environment? Also, is there a specific time frame for when snakes lay their eggs and when they hatch or does it just happen all spring and summer long? I'm anxious to find out when these things will be hatching.
Snake eggs in flower garden?
could be any kind of egg laying snake OR lizard that is indigenous to your area, (the fact that you "unearthed" them makes me think they might be lizard eggs). one way to narrow down the choices would be to see how big the eggs are, the bigger the animal the bigger the eggs. if they are small eggs (1/2" to 1") they probably got laid by a lizard or a snake that doesnt get more that two feet long, if they are larger than 1" long then your choices should be limited to the larger snakes of your region. I'm not 100% sure but i think turtles lay soft shelled eggs too so that could be another possibility. hope this is helpful.
Reply:idk much about snakes but they are mostlikel graden snakes but they r harmless
Reply:Snake eggs do not grow. I breed snakes and have never seen an egg change size. Sorry, but your DNR website information is misleading. Yes, they may swell up slightly, but this isn't growing. The eggs don't become any longer than they were when they were laid. I have incubated hundreds of eggs, from tiny milksnake eggs to giant Burmese python eggs, and they don't grow. Yours don't even sound like snake eggs. They're more likely turtle eggs. Snakes don't lay eggs in the dirt in a garden. They either lay them in an old rodent burrow underground or in a rotting log. And no, turtle eggs don't grow either. Some may be larger because fertile eggs often come out larger than infertile eggs.Also, there is no snake called a grass snake in the U.S. Grass snakes are only found in Europe. Grass snake is a name given to any small snake by people who don't know anything about snakes. The Maryland DNR website doesn't mention grass snakes or anything about eggs growing. And with reptile eggs, if they've been turned over, they die.