massasauga

/mas-uh-saw-guh/US // ˌmæs əˈsɔ gə //UK // (ˌmæsəˈsɔːɡə) //

马萨诸塞州,马萨苏加,马萨苏格,马萨诸塞

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a small rattlesnake, Sistrurus catenatus, ranging from the Great Lakes to the Mexican border.

The massasauga is the rattlesnake occasionally found in the swamps from western New York to Nebraska, but it is rare.
One found at another locality had apparently hibernated in company with a massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus).
The Massasauga is one of the smaller rattlesnakes, averaging about two feet in length.
The other occurs from Ohio to Nebraska, where it is called massasauga.