He may have been referring to enemy submarines.
In a Fireside Chat to the Nation, on September 11, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt called the Nazi submarines and raiders the 'rattlesnakes of the Atlantic', because 'They are a menace to the free pathways of the high seas'. Please see the related link for the full text.
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President Roosevelt described German U Boats and their crew members as Rattlesnakes of the Atlantic.
The Rattlesnakes of the Atlantic were the German U boats and the crew that dilled them. This name was given to them by President Roosevelt in 1941.
Atlantic charter was issued jointly by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Winston Churchill and President Roosevelt created the Atlantic Charter. This included the eight principles for which the allies were fighting on.
The Atlantic Ocean has no rattlesnakes. They are terrestrial animals. However, a few species live near the Atlantic including the timber rattlesnake, the eastern diamondback, the massasauga and pygmy rattlesnakes.
The Atlantic Charter in August 1941
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Atlantic Charter
Britain needed the battleships to convoy goods across the atlantic .
The Atlantic Charter, signed on June 22, 1941 by President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, reflected growing American support for a policy of
In 1941, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and American President Franklin D. Roosevelt, created the Atlantic Charter. It was a policy statement that laid out the goals of the Allies for after the war.
Britain needed the battleships to convoy goods across the atlantic .