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Definition of Rock rattlesnake
1. Noun. Mountain rock dweller of Mexico and most southern parts of United States southwest.
Generic synonyms: Rattler, Rattlesnake
Group relationships: Crotalus, Genus Crotalus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rock Rattlesnake
Literary usage of Rock rattlesnake
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Future of Arid Grasslands: Identifying Issues, Seeking Solutions edited by Barbara Tellman (1999)
"rock rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus?), tiger rattlesnake (C. tigris?), and western
rattlesnake (C. viridis?). The western blind snake (Leptotyphlops ..."
2. Bulletin by Geological Survey (U.S.) (1901)
"Station mark: Л bronze triangulation tablet cemented in solid rock. Rattlesnake
Point View Beavertown Terrace (2) [ Latitude 40° 17' 86.21". ..."
3. Die Fortschritte der Physik by Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft (1904)
"... vom anstehenden Basalt des Castle Rock, Rattlesnake Hill und Shermann Hill
aus nach SSE, also in der Richtung der Bewegung des Inlandeises. ..."