rattler : Idioms & Phrases

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canebrake rattler

  • noun southern variety
    Crotalus horridus atricaudatus; canebrake rattlesnake.
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ground rattler

  • noun small pygmy rattlesnake
    Sistrurus miliaris; massasauga.
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Horned rattler

  • (Zoöl.), a species of rattlesnake (Crotalus cerastes), inhabiting the dry, sandy plains, from California to Mexico. It has a pair of triangular horns between the eyes; called also sidewinder.
Webster 1913

massasauga rattler

  • noun pygmy rattlesnake found in moist areas from the Great Lakes to Mexico; feeds on mice and small amphibians
    Sistrurus catenatus; massasauga.
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prairie rattler

  • noun widely distributed between the Mississippi and the Rockies
    prairie rattlesnake; Crotalus viridis; Western rattlesnake.
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