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 ...

Rather, female rattlesnakes carry and incubate their eggs inside their bodies for roughly 90 days before giving birth to live ...

In late September or early October, she retreats to a den to give birth to four to 12 live baby rattlesnakes. The newborns are miniature adults, equipped with fangs and venom, but no rattles.