1. Pygmy rattlesnake found in moist areas from the Great Lakes to Mexico; feeds on mice and small amphibians
   "The massasauga was spotted near the wetland's edge";
   - massasauga rattler, Sistrurus catenatus
    
2. Small pygmy rattlesnake
   "The massasauga's tiny rattle made a barely audible sound";
   - ground rattler, Sistrurus miliaris

Derived forms: massasaugas

Type of: rattler [N. Amer, informal], rattlesnake

Part of: genus Sistrurus, Sistrurus

Encyclopedia: Massasauga