Western Diamondback Rattlesnake

Closest Relatives at Big Bend National Park

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
2	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
3	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
4	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Western Diamondback Rattlesnake in Big Bend National Park?

About 47% of visitor-days record a Western Diamondback Rattlesnake sighting in Big Bend National Park, based on 286 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Western Diamondback Rattlesnake in Big Bend National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Western Diamondback Rattlesnake in Big Bend National Park in our monthly data.