Rock Rattlesnake
Crotalus lepidus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyViperidae (Vipèrids)
- GenusCrotalus (Serp de cascavell)
- SpeciesCrotalus lepidus (Rock Rattlesnake)
Closest Relatives at Cumbres de Monterrey National Park
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
Crotalus atrox
Tamaulipan Rock Rattlesnake
Crotalus morulus
Totonacan Rattlesnake
Crotalus totonacus
Western Black-tailed Rattlesnake
Crotalus molossus
Mohave Rattlesnake
Crotalus scutulatus
Twin-spotted Rattlesnake
Crotalus pricei
Eastern Black-tailed Rattlesnake
Crotalus ornatus
Taylor's Cantil
Agkistrodon taylori
📅 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 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rock Rattlesnake in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Rock Rattlesnake sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rock Rattlesnake in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Rock Rattlesnake in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park in our monthly data.