Rattlesnake
Rattlesnake is a SandWing of (currently) unknown gender mentioned in Moon Rising. They are Qibli's sibling along with their other sibling, Sirocco. They used to bully and torment Qibli before he went to join Thorn and the Outclaws. Qibli sometimes thinks or dreams about Rattlesnake and Sirocco doing mean things to him. In Moonwatcher's vision, they were described to be huge, bulky dragons, wearing a medallion with a type of bird etched on it. Rattlesnake and Sirocco seem to be working for someone, possibly Onyx.
Moonwatcher has a vision about Qibli fighting Rattlesnake and Sirocco, with
with an older male dragon glowering (possibly Qibli's father) glowering at him as well, shouting "Where is she?" at the sneering faces of his presumably siblings. 'She' could possibly mean Moonwatcher, Kinkajou or even their mother.
Qibli comments to Winter that if his brother was trapped in a SkyWing prison he wouldn't try to save him, as per the other way around. He then says that it would be better for a dragon like that to be locked up, so they can no longer do harm to others. It is, however, unconfirmed which brother, Rattlesnake or Sirocco, he was talking about.
Onyx may have been trying to talk to Sirocco and Rattlesnake, planning to overthrow Queen Thorn.
Peril and Turtle see Sirocco and Rattlesnake arguing with a SkyWing about how the SkyWing did not give them enough Dragonflame Cactus. One of them kicks a cacti towards Peril, which explodes when touching her. Turtle almost thinks one of the SandWings were Qibli.
Trivia
- It is possible that Rattlesnake will make an appearance in Darkness of Dragons.
- Because Qibli has a brother and a sister, it is unknown which Rattlesnake is.
Quotes
"You said thirty! That was the agreement!" - female SandWing
"Let's just take them." - male SandWing
"He won't be pleased and you know it."- female SandWing
Gallery
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A typical Sandwing, by Joy Ang -
Typical German Sandwing
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Sirocco and Rattlesnake about the Dragonflame Cactus (By RiftSeaWing)
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A real rattlesnake -
Diamondback Rattlesnake
