diamondback rattlesnake
noun
: either of two large and deadly rattlesnakes (Crotalus adamanteus of the southeastern U.S. and C. atrox of the south central and southwestern U.S. and Mexico)
called also diamondback, diamondback rattler
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Beckman said the owner had three venomous snakes inside the apartment, including an eastern diamondback rattlesnake, and a pair of African forest cobras.
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Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
After the mysterious deaths of the two diamondback rattlesnakes, Cardwell dug up temperature data from a 20-year-old study in the Mojave Desert to help develop a mathematical model for measuring what might be happening inside the desert burrows.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
As eastern diamondback rattlesnakes release venom in every bite, it's considered a very deadly animal.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
How to identify a rattlesnake Rattlesnakes come in various forms across Texas, but the most common is the western diamondback rattlesnake.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 31 July 2025
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Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
After the mysterious deaths of the two diamondback rattlesnakes, Cardwell dug up temperature data from a 20-year-old study in the Mojave Desert to help develop a mathematical model for measuring what might be happening inside the desert burrows.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
As eastern diamondback rattlesnakes release venom in every bite, it's considered a very deadly animal.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
How to identify a rattlesnake Rattlesnakes come in various forms across Texas, but the most common is the western diamondback rattlesnake.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 31 July 2025
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diamondback rattlesnake
noun
di·a·mond·back rattlesnake
ˈdī-(ə-)mən(d)-ˌbak- 
: either of two large and deadly rattlesnakes of the genus Crotalus (C. adamanteus of the southeastern United States and C. atrox of the south central and southwestern United States and Mexico)
called also diamondback, diamondback rattler
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