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prairie rattlesnake
noun
- a rattlesnake, Crotalus viridis viridis, of the prairies of western North America.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of prairie rattlesnake1
An Americanism dating back to 1810–20
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Example Sentences
Five minutes after starting on a trail at Theodore Roosevelt National Park, I nearly stepped on a prairie rattlesnake.
From Outside Online
It is not a pleasant feeling to wake up and find a three-foot prairie rattlesnake coiled up against one's stomach.
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