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Do rattlesnakes come from eggs

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16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Most snakes lay eggs, but many kinds of snakes are born alive, fully formed. This includes rattlesnakes, which are born alive, from soft unshelled eggs that the female carries in her abdomen until they hatch. This mode of reproduction is called ovoviviparous.

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