crotalus horridus horridus

English Thesaurus

1. widely distributed in rugged ground of eastern United States (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	rattler, rattlesnake,
definition	:	pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	canebrake rattler, canebrake rattlesnake, crotalus horridus atricaudatus,
definition	:	southern variety (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	crotalus, genus crotalus,
definition	:	large rattlesnakes; seldom bite unless startled or pursuing prey (noun.animal)