Water rattle \Wa"ter rat"tle\ Water rattler \Wa"ter rat"tler\ (Zo["o]l.) The diamond rattlesnake ({Crotalus adamanteus}); -- so called from its preference for damp places near water.
Crotalus adamanteus n : large deadly rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markings [syn: {diamondback}, {diamondback rattlesnake}]