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Definition of southern pacific rattlesnake
southern pacific rattlesnake
Plural:Southern Pacific rattlesnakes
• noun
1
North American A highly venomous species of pit viper (Crotalus helleri) native to the coastal and inland regions of southwestern California in the United States, extending south into Baja California, Mexico.
Example
"While hiking through the coastal sage scrub of San Diego, we watched the trail carefully to avoid stepping on a Southern Pacific rattlesnake."
• Nearby Words
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southerner
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Southern pacific rattlesnake. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/southern-pacific-rattlesnake