banded rattlesnake

noun

1. timber rattlesnake.

Word History and Origins

Origin of banded rattlesnake¹

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

Besides the common rattlesnake, there is another known as the banded rattlesnake, and a third species called the small, or military rattlesnake.

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It is the banded rattlesnake that is usually found in Pennsylvania.

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He was beautiful as is the peacock or the banded rattlesnake.

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Soon fourteen banded rattlesnakes of junior size were wriggling over the floor.

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