This means that she may go over a year without eating ... she retreats to a den to give birth to four to 12 live baby rattlesnakes. The newborns are miniature adults, equipped with fangs and ...

[Audio of rattlesnake rattle.] The warning of a rattlesnake ... this part on the end here. Narrator: Without a second button to clack against, the baby rattle can't make any noise!

Despite their fearsome reputation, the diamondback snake is generally shy and prefers to avoid humans, using its rattles as a warning rather than a prelude to attack.

Liz Dufour/The Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK Are you noticing more rattlesnakes? It’s baby rattlesnake season in California. The Golden State is home to eight species of rattlesnakes. The reptiles ...