The rattler was very fast, and would jump over anything.
"Cattle and Cattle-breeders"
William M'Combie
He was cool, implacable, and dangerous as a rattler waiting for the opportune moment to spring.
"Garrison's Finish A Romance of the Race-Course"
W. B. M. Ferguson
Because the light was not all gone and he knew just where to look, he saw the rattler slipping away across the sand.
"The Desert Valley"
Jackson Gregory