Yucatán Neotropical Rattlesnake
Crotalus tzabcan
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyViperidae (Vipèrids)
- GenusCrotalus (Serp de cascavell)
- SpeciesCrotalus tzabcan (Yucatán Neotropical Rattlesnake)
Closest Relatives at Calakmul Biosphere Reserve
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
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 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yucatán Neotropical Rattlesnake in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?
About 18% of visitor-days record a Yucatán Neotropical Rattlesnake sighting in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, based on 18 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Yucatán Neotropical Rattlesnake in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?
December has the highest sighting rate for Yucatán Neotropical Rattlesnake in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.