Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. A common name used of two species of rattlesnake having a diamond pattern on its back, i.e. Crotalus adamanteus found in the southeastern United States and Crotalus atrox found in southwestern United States and northwestern and central Mexico.
- n. The saltmarsh terrapin of the Atlantic coast (Malacoclemmys palustris).
Etymologies
- diamond + back (Wiktionary)
Examples
“But it also houses turtles called diamondback terrapins (”
“The would much rather do the Dew while skateboarding off a ramp over a pit of diamondback snakes.”
“Next up, the 6-year-old alligator, then the ten-foot-long anaconda (who recently swallowed her first pig), followed by an agitated western diamondback rattler.”
The Washington Post: Michael Shwedick's career handling reptiles came from childhood fascination
“The Bormans had seen other native wildlife before -- javelinas, bobcats, coyotes, diamondback rattlesnakes -- but never mountain lions.”
USA Today: Ariz. golf course hole is par 5 and 3 mountain lions
“A mechanic stuck his face up in there, and came eye to eye with a diamondback that must have been five feet long.”
“It was sort of touching, the lengths the ground crews went to on the behalf of the diamondback terrapins.”
The Huffington Post: Dan Collins: Fear of Flying: Crazy Right Can't Get It Right
“Hey guy have any of you guys used vortex optics. i have a diamondback and it is great.”
“I can step outside my front door and within the space of a mile or so have a reasonable expectation of finding a western diamondback, a prairie rattler or a massasuaga, not to mention the literally dozens of non-venomous species that inhabit my region.”
“I was about 2 feet from stepping on a diamondback too, but it was a smaller young one, and had been pretty mashed up by a hawk or something, so it wasn't in any shape to strike.”
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“Nearly stepped on a 5 ft diamondback while deer hunting in Fla. back in '65. 0”
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