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