Yucatán Neotropical Rattlesnake
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Yucatán Neotropical Rattlesnake

Crotalus tzabcan

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve
6 Verified records at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve
April Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

Crotalus tzabcan, the Yucatán neotropical rattlesnake, is a species of pit viper in the family Viperidae. It was previously thought to be a subspecies of Crotalus durissus, until Wüster elevated it to species status in 2005. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Yucatán Neotropical Rattlesnake sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
<5
Jun
20–30
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
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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 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
2 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
3 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yucatán Neotropical Rattlesnake in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?

About 13% of wildlife watchers report a Yucatán Neotropical Rattlesnake sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Yucatán Neotropical Rattlesnake in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?

April has the highest sighting rate for Yucatán Neotropical Rattlesnake in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.

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