Noun: Crotalus viridis
- Venomous pit viper of western North America, with diamond-shaped head and rattle-tipped tail
"Crotalus viridis is common in grassland areas";
- prairie rattlesnake, prairie rattler, Western rattlesnake
Type of: rattler [N. Amer, informal], rattlesnake
Part of: Crotalus, genus Crotalus
Encyclopedia: Crotalus viridis