Rattlesnake
noun
A type of poisonous snake found in America, known for the rattle at the end of its tail.
Be careful when hiking in the desert, you might encounter a rattlesnake.
Often appears as...
- rattlesnake bite
- diamondback rattlesnake
noun
A person who is deceitful and cannot be trusted.
He's a real rattlesnake, don't trust him.
Often appears as...
- trustworthy as a rattlesnake
- slithering like a rattlesnake
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A type of poisonous snake found in America, known for the rattle at the end of its tail.
Be careful when hiking in the desert, you might encounter a rattlesnake.
Often appears as...
- rattlesnake bite
- diamondback rattlesnake
noun
A person who is deceitful and cannot be trusted.
He's a real rattlesnake, don't trust him.
Often appears as...
- trustworthy as a rattlesnake
- slithering like a rattlesnake
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Nature Link
Relates to American wildlife. Crucial to know for safety and nature discussions.
Rattlesnakes play a role in the ecosystem by controlling rodent populations.
Pro Tip 2/3Distinctive Sound
Its name comes from the rattling noise it makes, which is unique and warns of danger.
If you hear a rattling sound, it might be a warning from a rattlesnake.
Pro Tip 3/3Symbolic Meaning
Sometimes used to represent treachery or danger in stories and conversations.
In the western movie, the outlaw was compared to a rattlesnake.
Pro Tip 1/3Nature Link
Relates to American wildlife. Crucial to know for safety and nature discussions.
Rattlesnakes play a role in the ecosystem by controlling rodent populations.
Pro Tip 2/3Distinctive Sound
Its name comes from the rattling noise it makes, which is unique and warns of danger.
If you hear a rattling sound, it might be a warning from a rattlesnake.
Pro Tip 3/3Symbolic Meaning
Sometimes used to represent treachery or danger in stories and conversations.
In the western movie, the outlaw was compared to a rattlesnake.
Pro Tip 1/3Nature Link
Relates to American wildlife. Crucial to know for safety and nature discussions.
Rattlesnakes play a role in the ecosystem by controlling rodent populations.
Pro Tip 2/3Distinctive Sound
Its name comes from the rattling noise it makes, which is unique and warns of danger.
If you hear a rattling sound, it might be a warning from a rattlesnake.
Pro Tip 3/3Symbolic Meaning
Sometimes used to represent treachery or danger in stories and conversations.
In the western movie, the outlaw was compared to a rattlesnake.
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Rattlesnake Roundup PIPE...
or whatever just like any other wildlife and then from that station they go to probably one of the favorite ones of everybody's where the blood and guts are we call it this Canton pit her head is a chopped off skin and then part rattlesnakes are used we end up cooking
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A Mysterious Fungus Is...
and right now we have an advantage with snake holding disease I really hope to get more people aware that we have rattlesnakes in Michigan and that they are important they provide a valuable ecosystem service control mammal populations and mammals carry ticks you
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New York -- before the...
maybe there was a stream in that block. And these would be the kind of trees that might have been there, and the flowers and the lichens and the mosses, the butterflies, the fish in the stream, the birds in the trees. Maybe a timber rattlesnake lived there.
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Survival Guide:...
sucking out the poison with your mouth do little to slow down the venom they can actually cause more harm than good rattlesnake venom causes extreme pain swelling so it's important to stay calm and stay focused keep the wounded area
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How to Survive a...
heart packing the wound with ice and sucking out the poison with your mouth do little to slow down the venom they can actually cause more harm than good rattlesnake venom causes extreme pain swelling so it's important to stay calm
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Rattlesnake Roundup PIPE...
each spring the western diamondback rattlesnake ends its hibernation and begins the hunt for a mate and in Sweetwater Texas the hunt begins for the rattlesnakes it's the town's biggest event and probably the world's largest
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Top 5 Slithering Snake...
rattlesnakes belong to a group called pit vipers found all over the new world like all vipers they're ambush predators there's a lot we don't know about snakes that's one of the things that makes them dangerous
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Rattlesnake vs. Rat PIPE...
rattlesnake live in the Western Hemisphere rattlesnakes are pit vipers so-called because of the heat sensing pits located on either side of their heads these helpless makes locate prey
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Rattlesnake vs. Rat PIPE...
rattlesnake live in the Western Hemisphere rattlesnakes are pit vipers so-called because of the heat sensing pits located on either side of their heads these helped the snakes locate
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Watch this if you're...
They stomp their feet at rattlesnakes, kick sand towards them, and evade their strikes with acrobatic leaps and powerful kicks— helping them live to guide another snake tour.
Video examples
Rattlesnake Roundup PIPE...
or whatever just like any other wildlife and then from that station they go to probably one of the favorite ones of everybody's where the blood and guts are we call it this Canton pit her head is a chopped off skin and then part rattlesnakes are used we end up cooking
Video examples
A Mysterious Fungus Is...
and right now we have an advantage with snake holding disease I really hope to get more people aware that we have rattlesnakes in Michigan and that they are important they provide a valuable ecosystem service control mammal populations and mammals carry ticks you
Video examples
New York -- before the...
maybe there was a stream in that block. And these would be the kind of trees that might have been there, and the flowers and the lichens and the mosses, the butterflies, the fish in the stream, the birds in the trees. Maybe a timber rattlesnake lived there.
Video examples
Survival Guide:...
sucking out the poison with your mouth do little to slow down the venom they can actually cause more harm than good rattlesnake venom causes extreme pain swelling so it's important to stay calm and stay focused keep the wounded area
Video examples
How to Survive a...
heart packing the wound with ice and sucking out the poison with your mouth do little to slow down the venom they can actually cause more harm than good rattlesnake venom causes extreme pain swelling so it's important to stay calm
Video examples
Rattlesnake Roundup PIPE...
each spring the western diamondback rattlesnake ends its hibernation and begins the hunt for a mate and in Sweetwater Texas the hunt begins for the rattlesnakes it's the town's biggest event and probably the world's largest
Video examples
Top 5 Slithering Snake...
rattlesnakes belong to a group called pit vipers found all over the new world like all vipers they're ambush predators there's a lot we don't know about snakes that's one of the things that makes them dangerous
Video examples
Rattlesnake vs. Rat PIPE...
rattlesnake live in the Western Hemisphere rattlesnakes are pit vipers so-called because of the heat sensing pits located on either side of their heads these helpless makes locate prey
Video examples
Rattlesnake vs. Rat PIPE...
rattlesnake live in the Western Hemisphere rattlesnakes are pit vipers so-called because of the heat sensing pits located on either side of their heads these helped the snakes locate
Video examples
Watch this if you're...
They stomp their feet at rattlesnakes, kick sand towards them, and evade their strikes with acrobatic leaps and powerful kicks— helping them live to guide another snake tour.
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Rick Tumlinson
American Businessman
It was the summer of 1968 or so, and Dad and my little brother were out camping. While up in the mountains, my brother was bitten by a rattlesnake. As they raced back to the base, my dad sucked out the venom and used his hands as a tourniquet and probably save his life, for it was a serious bite, and he was just a little kid.
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Jim Fowler
American Scientist
My father being an outdoors person, he used to take us on quite a few adventures thorugh the wild areas down there, introducing us to alligators and rattlesnakes and all the trees and plants.
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Elizabeth Moon
American Author
I regarded drugs as somewhat like rattlesnakes - it's possible to pick one up without getting bit, but why bother?
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
American President
When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike, you do not wait until he has struck to crush him.
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Lance Morrow
American Writer
A rattlesnake loose in the living room tends to end all discussion of animal rights.
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Walter Becker
American Musician
Going out and looking for managers is like going out and looking for rattlesnakes.
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Elvis Presley
American Singer
After a hard day of basic training, you could eat a rattlesnake.
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Navjot Singh Sidhu
Indian Entertainer
He will fight a rattlesnake and give it the first two bites too.
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Ron Rash
American Poet
I learnt how to hunt rattlesnakes with an eagle for 'Serena.
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Jessamyn West
American Author
A rattlesnake that doesn't bite teaches you nothing.
Quote examples
Rick Tumlinson
American Businessman
It was the summer of 1968 or so, and Dad and my little brother were out camping. While up in the mountains, my brother was bitten by a rattlesnake. As they raced back to the base, my dad sucked out the venom and used his hands as a tourniquet and probably save his life, for it was a serious bite, and he was just a little kid.
Quote examples
Jim Fowler
American Scientist
My father being an outdoors person, he used to take us on quite a few adventures thorugh the wild areas down there, introducing us to alligators and rattlesnakes and all the trees and plants.
Quote examples
Elizabeth Moon
American Author
I regarded drugs as somewhat like rattlesnakes - it's possible to pick one up without getting bit, but why bother?
Quote examples
Franklin D. Roosevelt
American President
When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike, you do not wait until he has struck to crush him.
Quote examples
Lance Morrow
American Writer
A rattlesnake loose in the living room tends to end all discussion of animal rights.
Quote examples
Walter Becker
American Musician
Going out and looking for managers is like going out and looking for rattlesnakes.
Quote examples
Elvis Presley
American Singer
After a hard day of basic training, you could eat a rattlesnake.
Quote examples
Navjot Singh Sidhu
Indian Entertainer
He will fight a rattlesnake and give it the first two bites too.
Quote examples
Ron Rash
American Poet
I learnt how to hunt rattlesnakes with an eagle for 'Serena.
Quote examples
Jessamyn West
American Author
A rattlesnake that doesn't bite teaches you nothing.
Example 1 of 10
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