Central American Rattlesnake
Crotalus simus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyViperidae (Vipèrids)
- GenusCrotalus (Serp de cascavell)
- SpeciesCrotalus simus (Central American Rattlesnake)
Closest Relatives at Santa Rosa National Park
📅 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 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Central American Rattlesnake in Santa Rosa National Park?
About 41% of visitor-days record a Central American Rattlesnake sighting in Santa Rosa National Park, based on 38 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Central American Rattlesnake in Santa Rosa National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Central American Rattlesnake in Santa Rosa National Park in our monthly data.