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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The eastern diamondback rattlesnake is known as being one of the most dangerous snakes in America.
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Western diamondback rattlesnake One of the most dangerous animals you can get bitten by in Arizona is the Western diamondback rattlesnake.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 25 Sep. 2024
Newsweek has previously mapped the habitat of the eastern diamondback rattlesnake, as well as the black widow and brown recluse spiders.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
At first, the friends thought the snake was a non-venomous water snake, but realized later, once the snake had swam closer, that the reptile was a venomous diamondback rattlesnake.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Western diamondback rattlesnake One of the most dangerous animals you can get bitten by in Arizona is the Western diamondback rattlesnake.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 25 Sep. 2024
Newsweek has previously mapped the habitat of the eastern diamondback rattlesnake, as well as the black widow and brown recluse spiders.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
At first, the friends thought the snake was a non-venomous water snake, but realized later, once the snake had swam closer, that the reptile was a venomous diamondback rattlesnake.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
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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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