rattler

Example Sentences

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The ends of the rainbows touched down in the rolling fields below me, no place green enough to hide a leprechaun but a fair swap for living with rattlers.

From Salon

On more than one occasion he's found himself under a house or a trailer in the wee hours of darkness tracking down a copperhead or rattler that needs to be moved.

From Scientific American

Mr. Martin counted 24 rattlers, coiled and basking in the sun.

From Washington Post

John Sealy, a rattlesnake researcher from Stokesdale, North Carolina, who knew Martin for more than 30 years, said Martin was perhaps the foremost authority on timber rattlers, a species he studied since childhood.

From Seattle Times

The problem is that the GOP, in California and the rest of the nation, is not a political party so much as a support group for grouchy saber rattlers.

From Los Angeles Times