prairie rattlesnake
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of prairie rattlesnake
An Americanism dating back to 1810–20
Example Sentences
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Venom drips from the fangs of a prairie rattlesnake, one of more than 200,000 animals that produces such toxins.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 11, 2018
The muscular prairie rattlesnake coiled partly under a ledge, camouflaged by the surrounding sandstone.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 1, 2015
Among the snakes are found the bull snake, the smooth green snake, the western striped racer, the rock snake, and the prairie rattlesnake.
From Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado by United States. Dept. of the Interior
It is not a pleasant feeling to wake up and find a three-foot prairie rattlesnake coiled up against one's stomach.
From Bring Me His Ears by Mulford, Clarence E.
Now we know the effect of the bite of the prairie rattlesnake on the human system.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 586, March 26, 1887 by Various
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