English > rattlesnake: 1 sense > noun 1, animalMeaning | pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken. |
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Synonym | rattler |
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Member of | Crotalidae, family Crotalidae | (New World vipers) pit vipers |
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Parts | rattle | Loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail |
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Narrower | Mojave rattlesnake, Crotalus scutulatus | Extremely dangerous |
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Western diamondback, Western diamondback rattlesnake, Crotalus atrox | largest and most dangerous North American snake |
diamondback, diamondback rattlesnake, Crotalus adamanteus | large deadly rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markings |
ground rattler, massasauga, Sistrurus miliaris | small pygmy rattlesnake |
massasauga, massasauga rattler, Sistrurus catenatus | pygmy rattlesnake found in moist areas from the Great Lakes to Mexico |
prairie rattlesnake, prairie rattler, Western rattlesnake, Crotalus viridis | widely distributed between the Mississippi and the Rockies |
rock rattlesnake, Crotalus lepidus | mountain rock dweller of Mexico and most southern parts of United States southwest |
sidewinder, horned rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes | small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States |
speckled rattlesnake, Crotalus mitchellii | markings vary but usually harmonize with background |
tiger rattlesnake, Crotalus tigris | Having irregularly cross-banded back |
timber rattlesnake, banded rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus horridus | widely distributed in rugged ground of eastern United States |
Broader | pit viper | New World vipers with hollow fangs and a heat-sensitive pit on each side of the head |
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Spanish | cascabel, crótalo, serpiente de cascabel |
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Catalan | serp de cascavell |
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