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}]