Where to See Prairie Rattlesnake in Badlands National Park

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Prairie Rattlesnake sightings in Badlands

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Where Prairie Rattlesnake has been reported, from 141 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none.

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Timing

When to look

12 AM1% of the busiest hour1 AM1% of the busiest hour2 AM1% of the busiest hour3 AM2% of the busiest hour4 AM6% of the busiest hour5 AM28% of the busiest hour6 AM72% of the busiest hour7 AM50% of the busiest hour8 AM33% of the busiest hour9 AM22% of the busiest hour10 AM17% of the busiest hour11 AM11% of the busiest hourNoon9% of the busiest hour1 PM11% of the busiest hour2 PM17% of the busiest hour3 PM28% of the busiest hour4 PM44% of the busiest hour5 PM67% of the busiest hour6 PM89% of the busiest hour7 PMBusiest hour8 PM78% of the busiest hour9 PM9% of the busiest hour10 PM6% of the busiest hour11 PM2% of the busiest hour

Prairie Rattlesnake is most seen 6–8 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Prairie Rattlesnake sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	1%
1 AM	1%
2 AM	1%
3 AM	2%
4 AM	6%
5 AM	28%
6 AM	72%
7 AM	50%
8 AM	33%
9 AM	22%
10 AM	17%
11 AM	11%
Noon	9%
1 PM	11%
2 PM	17%
3 PM	28%
4 PM	44%
5 PM	67%
6 PM	89%
7 PM	100%
8 PM	78%
9 PM	9%
10 PM	6%
11 PM	2%

Audio tour

Hear about Prairie Rattlesnake on the drive.

Parkwolf’s Tour Guide plays stories like this one as you drive Badlands, triggered by GPS and read through your car’s speakers.

Badlands Tour Guide

A Rattlesnake's Heat Detectors

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“A mouse gives away more than its movement to a prairie rattlesnake. Warmth from its body is another clue. The snake has a heat-sensitive pit between each eye and nostril, helping it locate warm prey.”

Plays as you drive near Sage Creek Basin Overlook in Parkwolf’s Badlands Tour Guide.

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Where to see Prairie Rattlesnake in Badlands