It's not the eggs thst piss me off so much as the broodies they kill. And then can't swallow anyway. This year is weird. Rarely see any snakes except the odd copperhead.Evening, all. Cap, you crack me up. That's true about snakes unless they're venomous, but it makes me so mad when they steal my eggs! I never had issues with snakes until I got chickens, but now I just go into a rage! Shame on me.