Noun: banded rattlesnake
- Large venomous pit viper of eastern North America, with dark bands on brown or yellow body
"banded rattlesnake is becoming rare in many eastern states";
- timber rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus horridus, Crotalus horridus
Derived forms: banded rattlesnakes
Type of: rattler [N. Amer, informal], rattlesnake
Part of: Crotalus, genus Crotalus
Encyclopedia: Banded rattlesnake