rattlers
Tail-shaking desert snakes
Rattlers is the plural of rattler, an informal word for rattlesnake—the venomous pit viper with segmented tail rings that produce a warning buzz.
The word extends to anything that rattles: an old car, a rickety train, a person who talks too much.
Watch for rattlers on the trail.
That old rattler barely made it up the hill.
Injected animal poison
- fangsSharp piercing teeth
- coiledArranged in spirals
- slitherGlide smoothly, sinuously
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
hiss · pit viper · sidewinder · diamondback · western · eastern · canebrake · pygmy
Trembling or blended treat
- tailRear animal appendage
- buzzContinuous low drone
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- cautionCareful attention to risk
signal · alert · threat · danger · vibration · sound · defensive · startle
venom
Injected animal poison
scales · hiss · pit viper · sidewinder · diamondback · western · eastern · canebrake · pygmy · viper
shake
Trembling or blended treat
caution · signal · alert · threat · danger · vibration · sound · defensive · startle · audible
maracas
Handheld gourd rattles
- shakersHoled-top seasoning dispensers
- percussionSound through impact
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
gourd · seeds · beads · cabasa · samba · salsa · merengue · cumbia · calypso · band
baseball
Bat-and-ball team sport
- teamOrganized cooperative unit
- Arizona DiamondbacksPhoenix MLB franchise
- mascotGroup's symbolic figure
minor league · ballpark · roster · pitcher · dugout · uniform · franchise · fans · season · lineup
rattlersconstrictors
Snakes killing by compression
ambush predators · mambas · pythons · boas · anacondas
rattlersgarter snakes
Small striped serpents
king snakes · corn snakes · rat snakes · garden snakes · milk snakes
- baby rattleNoisy toy for newborns
- rattle trapDecrepit, noisy vehicle
- rattle offRecite rapidly, effortlessly
- death rattleSound of expiring lungs
- rattles aroundMoves loosely within
- rattles someone's cagePurposely irritates or disturbs