sistrurus catenatus

1. 1.

   pygmy rattlesnake found in moist areas from the Great Lakes to Mexico; feeds on mice and small amphibians

   Synonymsmassasaugamassasauga rattler

   Broaderrattlesnake

   Part ofSistrurus

Questions about sistrurus catenatus

What does sistrurus catenatus mean?

sistrurus catenatus means "pygmy rattlesnake found in moist areas from the Great Lakes to Mexico; feeds on mice and small amphibians".

What is another word for sistrurus catenatus?

Close synonyms include massasauga, massasauga rattler. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sistrurus catenatus a common word?

sistrurus catenatus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.