"rattlesnake" | Definition and Related Words

rattlesnake

Noun

Pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken (synset 101757517)
is a type of: pit viper - New World vipers with hollow fangs and a heat-sensitive pit on each side of the head
subtypes:
- crotalus adamanteus, diamondback, diamondback rattlesnake - large deadly rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markings
- banded rattlesnake, crotalus horridus horridus, timber rattlesnake - widely distributed in rugged ground of eastern United States
- crotalus viridis, prairie rattler, prairie rattlesnake, western rattlesnake - widely distributed between the Mississippi and the Rockies
- crotalus cerastes, horned rattlesnake, sidewinder - small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve
- crotalus atrox, western diamondback, western diamondback rattlesnake - largest and most dangerous North American snake; of southwestern United States and Mexico
- crotalus lepidus, rock rattlesnake - mountain rock dweller of Mexico and most southern parts of United States southwest
- crotalus tigris, tiger rattlesnake - having irregularly cross-banded back; of arid foothills and canyons of southern Arizona and Mexico
- crotalus scutulatus, mojave rattlesnake - extremely dangerous; most common in areas of scattered scrubby growth; from Mojave Desert to western Texas and into Mexico
- crotalus mitchellii, speckled rattlesnake - markings vary but usually harmonize with background; of southwestern Arizona and Baja California
- massasauga, massasauga rattler, sistrurus catenatus - pygmy rattlesnake found in moist areas from the Great Lakes to Mexico; feeds on mice and small amphibians
- ground rattler, massasauga, sistrurus miliaris - small pygmy rattlesnake
belongs to: crotalidae, family crotalidae - New World vipers: pit vipers

has: rattle - loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail

same as: rattler

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