- "On a break, sir. One day I will inherit all of this, both my brothers will be dead, and everyone will come crawling before me the way they crawl before Grandfather."
- — Rattlesnake to Qibli and Ostrich, Darkness of Dragons
Rattlesnake is a female SandWing who was introduced in Darkness of Dragons. She is a member of the Talons of Power, and her last known whereabouts was the Scorpion Den.
Description[]
Rattlesnake is hulking,[1] muscular,[2] large,[3] and burly.[4] She wears a black hood and a golden medallion etched with the image of a vulture,[5] and she has five dragon skull tattoos trailing from her head like a long, morbid earring.[6] Either she or Sirocco looks a lot like Qibli,[7] and she has a menacing tail. She is larger than Sirocco.[4]
Personality[]
Rattlesnake is often cruel, malevolently delighted, and speaks in a menacing singsong. She enjoys violence,[6] is menacing,[8] and is often prone to yelling and snapping at other dragons.[4]
Biography[]
The Dragonet Prophecy[]
The Brightest Night[]
When Sunny asked whether Thorn was Qibli's family, he said Thorn saved him from his original family, indirectly mentioning Rattlesnake.
The Jade Mountain Prophecy[]
Moon Rising[]
Moon had a vision about Qibli fighting Rattlesnake and Sirocco, with Vulture glowering at him as well. Qibli was shouting, "Where is she?," referring to Cobra, at the sneering faces of his siblings.
Winter Turning[]
Qibli mentioned that he had a sinister older sister, just as Winter had Icicle.
Escaping Peril[]
Rattlesnake, alongside Sirocco, was one of the dragons who Turtle thought looked like Qibli. She was arguing with a SkyWing over dragonflame cacti prices while Turtle and Peril were in Possibility.
Talons of Power[]
Rattlesnake was indirectly mentioned when Qibli said that he had siblings who liked to pick on him.
Later, a group of dragons, which had most likely included Rattlesnake and Sirocco, terrified some SandWings by setting off some dragonflame cacti.
Darkness of Dragons[]
Rattlesnake was one of the dragons who apprehended Winter and Qibli at her old home. Later, Cobra attempted to kill Rattlesnake and Sirocco, saying that Qibli was her only dragonet, which was an act to gain his trust. Qibli stopped her from killing his siblings, and Winter knocked Rattlesnake unconscious, leaving her and Sirocco bound and gagged in the compound.
Relationships[]
Cobra[]
Cobra did not pay much attention to Rattlesnake, and did not care much what she did. She often spoke harshly towards her.[9]
Qibli[]
Alongside Sirocco, Rattlesnake threw Qibli into walls, trapped his tail in doors, or buried him in sand.[9]
Sirocco[]
Rattlesnake views Sirocco as an embarrassment, and resents him because she believes he makes her look stupid in front of Vulture.[8]
Family Tree[]
| Unknown | Vulture | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unknown | Cobra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sirocco | Rattlesnake | Qibli | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Quotes[]
- "Or you can put up a fight. We don't mind. I like fighting shiny things."
- ― to Qibli and Winter (Darkness of Dragons, page 75)
- "Let's just say she hasn't exactly been the same since you abandoned us."
- ― to Qibli, about Cobra (Darkness of Dragons, page 76)
- "You are such an embarrassment, that's why Grandfather thinks we're both stupid; because all he can see is you and your big empty head!"
- ― to Sirocco (Darkness of Dragons, page 125)
- "Why aren't you on patrol? Don't you know the compound is on lockdown tonight?"
- ― to Qibli and Ostrich (Darkness of Dragons, page 125)
- "On a break sir. One day I will inherit all of this, both my brothers will be dead, and everyone will come crawling before me the way they crawl before Grandfather."
- ― to Qibli and Ostrich (Darkness of Dragons, page 125)
References[]
- ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 124
- ↑ Darkness of Dragons, page 7
- ↑ Moon Rising, page 52
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Escaping Peril, page 99
- ↑ Moon Rising, page 104
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Darkness of Dragons, page 75
- ↑ Moon Rising, page 98
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Darkness of Dragons, page 125
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Darkness of Dragons, page 6
| SandWings | |
|---|---|
| Queens | |
| Royalty |
Blaze • Blister • Burn • Char • Scald • Singe • Smolder • Sunny • Onyx |
| Jade Mountain | |
| Other Dragons (Present) |
Addax • Agave • Armadillo • Camel • Capybara • Cereus • Cobra • Dune • Horizon • Jerboa III • Kindle • Meerkat • Needle • Ocotillo • Ostrich • Palm • Parch • Prickle • Quicksand • Rattlesnake • Saguaro • Sandstorm • Sirocco • Six-Claws • Tawny • Torch • Viper • Vulture |
| Other Dragons (Historical) |
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| Hybrids | |
| Kingdom |
Blaze's fortress • Blister's hideout • Great Five-Tail River • Jerboa III's hut • North Beach • Possibility • SandWing stronghold • Scorpion Den |
| Society | |