tiger rattlesnake

noun

: a rather small, yellow or tawny, venomous rattlesnake of the genus Crotalus (C. tigris) that is narrowly striped with black and occurs in mountainous deserts of western North America

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“Tiger rattlesnake.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/tiger%20rattlesnake. Accessed 26 Mar. 2023.

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