@ Bogertophis
Thanks very much for taking time to help, and I certainly appreciate your comments. I did candle the larger, whiter egg but no joy; it was a total slug clutch. I did take a number of photos though so I can be sure I didn't imagine it.
Honestly, it turned out for the better as I wasn't really set up to properly care for an unexpected clutch of viable babies. You know, after stupidly thinking RBB was a bachelor for 14 years, and everything.
As you mentioned, after all of the physical trauma this rescue snake had endured, I'm sure it took her body systems much longer to heal internally than it did externally. But the girl definitely knows how to keep a secret...
Again, my thanks to everyone for their help and comments, for sharing this unusual surprise with me, and for not laughing in front of me! LOL
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