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Oh yeah, definitely! Rat snakes normally prey on animals rather than eggs. You'd mentioned that the area is being developed, so the snake might have simply taken refuge in coop. Once there, it might have found that meals actually came right to its new home. If you had a drop in production, I wouldn't blame the YRS for eating eggs. It's possible that the snake upset stone hens just by its presence, though.
There was a big black rat snake who lived in our barn when I was a kid. My dad always referred to him as "The Pest Control Officer." He was quite welcome to stay there, and for several years, he did.
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