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Definition of Tiger rattlesnake

1. Noun. Having irregularly cross-banded back; of arid foothills and canyons of southern Arizona and Mexico.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tiger Rattlesnake

Literary usage of Tiger rattlesnake

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Reptiles of the Pacific Coast and Great Basin: An Account of the Species by John Van Denburgh (1897)
"tiger rattlesnake. Crotalus tigris, KENN., US Mex. Bound. Surv., II, Kept., 1859, p. 14, pi. IV (type locality Sierra Verde and Poso Verde); STEJNEGER, ..."

2. The Reptiles of the Pacific Coast and Great Basin: An Account of the Species by John Van Denburgh (1897)
"at Lemhi, Idaho."f It has not been taken in Nevada, nor in any of the Pacific States. 74.—Crotalus tigris Kennicott. tiger rattlesnake. ..."

3. The Reptile Book: A Comprehensive, Popularised Work on the Structure and by Raymond Lee Ditmars (1907)
"Of these species, the Black-tailed Rattlesnake, the tiger rattlesnake, the Horned Rattlesnake, the Green Rattlesnake and the White Rattlesnake (and several ..."

4. The Natural Wealth of California: Comprising Early History; Geography by Titus Fey Cronise (1868)
"The "tiger rattlesnake" (3. C. tigris) is found in the Colorado desert regions, of large size. The "Oregon Rattlesnake," (4. C. Lucifer), lives chiefly in ..."

5. The Natural Wealth of California: Comprising Early History; Geography by Titus Fey Cronise (1868)
"The "tiger rattlesnake" (3. C. tigris) is found in the Colorado desert regions, of large size. The "Oregon Rattlesnake," (4. C. Lucifer), lives chiefly in ..."

6. The Amphibians of Western North America by Joseph Richard Slevin (1890)
"Length to anus .515 582 625 688 708 750 Length of tail to rattle 35 43 46 48 56 58 Distribution.—The tiger rattlesnake "was formerly I ..."

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