In recent weeks, San Diegans have reported dozens of baby rattlesnake sightings in backyards and on local hiking trails. In ...

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.

"Today officers were dispatched to a large snake in the area of Chili's. They encountered this python," the police department shared, adding that an officer safely recovered the reptile from the lot.