English > rattlesnake: 1 sense > noun 1, animal| Meaning | 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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