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Definition of Diamondback rattlesnake
1. Noun. Large deadly rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markings.
Definition of Diamondback rattlesnake
1. Noun. Either of two venomous rattlesnakes, of the genus ''Crotalus'', from southern United States and Mexico, that have diamond-shaped markings on their backs: Crotalus adamanteus and Crotalus atrox. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Diamondback Rattlesnake
Literary usage of Diamondback rattlesnake
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Southeast Florida by Sharon Spencer (1998)
"Venomous snakes include the diamondback rattlesnake, which has diamond-shaped
body markings bordered in yellow and a tail rattle; the canebrake rattlesnake, ..."
2. Proceedings for the Eight Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference by M. Boya Edwards (2001)
"The Eastern indigo snake, the diamondback rattlesnake, the dusky gopher frog,
and a group of some 80 or so species are dependent on or use gopher tortoise ..."
3. Snakebite by William Torphy, Paul Gowack, Paul Gowack, William Torphy (2005)
"A huge, angry-looking diamondback rattlesnake! He swallowed hard, trying not to
move a muscle. The rattler stood coiled only a few feet from his face. ..."
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