Definition of rattlesnake
:any of several American pit vipers (genera Crotalus and Sistrurus) that have horny interlocking joints at the end of the tail which make a sharp rattling sound when shaken
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Other venoms (cottonmouths, many rattlesnakes) destroy cell tissue or the cardiovascular system, leading to organ collapse and internal bleeding.
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Their backyard is a great expanse of desert, and the couple has seen rattlesnakes, bobcats, and coyotes pass near their home.
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Roser jumped off the heavy equipment and sent the rattlesnake to the great timber plot in the sky.
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The app includes forms for reporting observations on: Diseased wildlife Tagged fish Mammals such as cougars and feral swine Fish such as sturgeon Birds such as wild turkeys Reptiles and amphibians such as eastern massasauga rattlesnakes.
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As cold-blooded reptiles, rattlesnakes are generally subdued during the hot Sacramento days.
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When the show returns in September, expect episodes on rattlesnake beans, peppers, persimmons in Atlanta, broccoli in Nashville and bourbon in Kentucky.
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Of the 52 reported snakebite cases in the state this year, 28 involved copperheads and two involved rattlesnakes, officials said.
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Over the course of his career, Steen, whose work focuses mostly on the automobile's impact on turtle mortality, has dined of roadkill rabbit, rattlesnake, and deer.
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medical Definition of rattlesnake
:any of the American pit vipers that have a series of horny interlocking joints at the end of the tail which make a sharp rattling sound when vibrated and that comprise the genera Sistrurus and Crotalus — see diamondback rattlesnake, tiger rattlesnake, timber rattlesnake
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