Mohave Rattlesnake

Closest Relatives at Joshua Tree 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	10–20%
2	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
3	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
4	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
5	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Mohave Rattlesnake in Joshua Tree National Park?

About 9% of visitor-days record a Mohave Rattlesnake sighting in Joshua Tree National Park, based on 15 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Mohave Rattlesnake in Joshua Tree National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Mohave Rattlesnake in Joshua Tree National Park in our monthly data.