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Crotalus atrox
(redirected from Western diamond-backed rattlesnake)

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Noun1.Crotalus atrox - largest and most dangerous North American snake; of southwestern United States and Mexico
rattler, rattlesnake - pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken
Crotalus, genus Crotalus - large rattlesnakes; seldom bite unless startled or pursuing prey


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Another, the Australian Colletts tiger snake, has venom 70 times stronger than the western diamond-backed rattlesnake which kills 14 people each year in the United States.
 
 
 
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