Rattlesnake Having Babies

A Carolina Pigmy Rattlesnake gives birth to two dead young with her live young crawling around.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• snake
• rattle
• rattlesnake
• diamond
• back
• baby
• dead
• slug
• hut
• live
• young
• venomous

[frogglegs]

western diamondbacks do have live young.

[psychominias]

Very nice vid! It's a shame that only half survived, but I was wondering if the mother ate the two dead ones after she discovered them. I've observed it in Crotalus horridus when the neonates fail to thrive, and heard some other viprids do as well. Thanks.

[frogglegs]

I have had sand boas do that, but we did not leave them in the cage long enough for her to consume them.

[LonerGalore]

i thought that reptiles laid eggs, not gave birth.

[frogglegs]

it all depends on the species. Some have live birth and some lay eggs.

[BumblebeeROX1]

k, so these be rattle snakes right, do western diamond backs lay eggs or have them live ?

[JimmyJamzies]

seriously now, aww two ot them died? that's too bad. tell me please does the snake mother stay near them in the wild ( obviously in a cage she does ) and does she ever protect them in other words does she have maternal instincts or is she like

ok kids I am outta here and then they fend for themselves, I just wonder that. JJ

[JimmyJamzies]

if a rattlesnake lays its eggs in your hair..you'll go insane LOL!! just kiddn haters I was kidding no nasty comments please that used to be said about bats...even

barney fife said it. those lil rattlers are kinda cute! JJ

[AzatlanX4]

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[LonerGalore]

@AzatlanX4 I'm afraid you're mistaken, champ. I'm a woman. ;)

[AzatlanX4]

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[LonerGalore]

@AzatlanX4 It was a long, depressing three years of waiting but it finally paid off. ;D But you missed me and got the snake. :(

[AzatlanX4]

@LonerGalore I'm disappointed that you waited 3 years for me to comment, although i appreciate your rather desperate display of anonymous affection ;D

[LonerGalore]

@AzatlanX4 I was waiting for someone to make a comment like this; I'm just disappointed that it took three years. Your comment is way out of date, and doesn't even pertain to the question anymore.