Red Diamond Rattlesnake
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Red Diamond Rattlesnake

Crotalus ruber

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve
29 Verified records at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve
April Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

Common names: red diamond rattlesnake, red rattlesnake, red diamond snake, more Crotalus ruber is a venomous pit viper species found in southwestern California in the United States and Baja California in Mexico. Three subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Red Diamond Rattlesnake sighting in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve, based on 29 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve

Speckled Rattlesnake
LC

Speckled Rattlesnake

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Crotalus mitchellii

10–20% · With luck
Lower California Rattlesnake
LC Endemic

Lower California Rattlesnake

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Crotalus enyo

10–20% · With luck
Western Rattlesnake
LC

Western Rattlesnake

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Crotalus oreganus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
<5
Feb
30–40
Mar
40–50
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
5–10
Sep
30–40
Oct
20–30
Nov
5–10
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

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

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
2 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
3 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red Diamond Rattlesnake in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?

About 29% of wildlife watchers report a Red Diamond Rattlesnake sighting in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve, based on 29 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Red Diamond Rattlesnake in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?

April has the highest sighting rate for Red Diamond Rattlesnake in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.

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