Neotropical Rattlesnake
Crotalus durissus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyViperidae (Vipèrids)
- GenusCrotalus (Serp de cascavell)
- SpeciesCrotalus durissus (Neotropical Rattlesnake)
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 5 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Noel Kempff Mercado National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 8 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 9 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 10 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 11 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 12 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 13 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Neotropical Rattlesnake in Iguaçu National Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Neotropical Rattlesnake sighting in Iguaçu National Park, based on 14 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Neotropical Rattlesnake in Iguaçu National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Neotropical Rattlesnake in Iguaçu National Park in our monthly data.