Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
Crotalus atrox
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyViperidae (Vipèrids)
- GenusCrotalus (Serp de cascavell)
- SpeciesCrotalus atrox (Western Diamondback Rattlesnake)
Closest Relatives at Guadalupe Mountains National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · 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 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Western Diamondback Rattlesnake in Guadalupe Mountains National Park?
About 40% of visitor-days record a Western Diamondback Rattlesnake sighting in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, based on 17 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Western Diamondback Rattlesnake in Guadalupe Mountains National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Western Diamondback Rattlesnake in Guadalupe Mountains National Park in our monthly data.