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  2. Rattlesnake - Wikipedia

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    Although many kinds of snakes and other reptiles are oviparous (lay eggs), rattlesnakes are ovoviviparous (give birth to live young after carrying eggs inside). [75] The female produces the ova ("eggs") in her ovaries, after which they pass through her body cavity and into one of her two oviducts.

  3. Newborn rattlesnakes at a Colorado 'mega den' are making ...

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    Instead, they give birth to live young. Eight is an average-size brood, with the number depending on the snake's size, according to Roberts. Roberts is studying how temperature changes and ...

  4. Crotalus viridis - Wikipedia

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    Males may compete for females during the breeding season, but western rattlesnake females may not necessarily breed every year. [16] They give birth in late summer or early fall, being their breed 22–28 cm long, without the need for parental care. In addition, the young are toxic as soon as they are born.

  5. Black-tailed rattlesnake - Wikipedia

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    Like other rattlesnakes, C. molossus has a rattle composed of keratin on the end of its tail. Each time the snake sheds its skin, a new segment is added to the rattle. A snake can shed its skin several times a year, and the rattle is fairly fragile and can be broken, so that the length of a rattlesnake 's rattle is not an accurate measure of ...

  6. Western diamondbacks give birth to live offspring, and they will stay together an average of 10 days before the young strike out — after shedding their skin for the first time, Rattlesnake ...

  7. Crotalus - Wikipedia

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    The genus Crotalus is ovoviviparous, giving birth to live young. [6] The basic lifecycle of many Nearctic species has been known for quite some time. Females at an age of 26 months undergo vitellogenesis as they enter their third hibernation, [13] mate the following spring, and give birth later in September or October. [3]: 516

  8. When buzzes and rattles aren't from bugs - AOL

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    Our area’s most commonly encountered, venomous snakes have a well-known warning system that is a part of their common name.

  9. Crotalus lepidus - Wikipedia

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    Specimens of the mottled rock rattlesnake (C. l. lepidus) from the Davis Mountains region often exhibit a more pink coloration, with dark-grey speckling rather than distinct banding. The banded rock rattlesnake (C. l. klauberi) gets its common name from its distinctive, clean banding, often with little speckling or mottling.