响尾蛇 Traditional form: 響尾蛇 Pinyin (reading): xiǎngwěishé Definitions: rattlesnake Characters: 响 - to make noise, to make sound; sound 尾 - tail; extremity, end; back, rear 蛇 - snake Traditional characters: 響 - to make noise, to make sound; sound 尾 - tail; extremity, end; back, rear 蛇 - snake