Where to See Rattlesnake in Capitol Reef National Park

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Rattlesnake sightings in Capitol Reef

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Where Rattlesnake has been reported, from 13 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 AM2% of the busiest hour1 AM2% of the busiest hour2 AM1% of the busiest hour3 AM1% of the busiest hour4 AM3% of the busiest hour5 AM13% of the busiest hour6 AM39% of the busiest hour7 AM61% of the busiest hour8 AM56% of the busiest hour9 AM39% of the busiest hour10 AM28% of the busiest hour11 AM22% of the busiest hourNoon17% of the busiest hour1 PM17% of the busiest hour2 PM22% of the busiest hour3 PM33% of the busiest hour4 PM50% of the busiest hour5 PM72% of the busiest hour6 PM94% of the busiest hour7 PMBusiest hour8 PM61% of the busiest hour9 PM22% of the busiest hour10 PM9% of the busiest hour11 PM4% of the busiest hour

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

Rattlesnake sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	2%
1 AM	2%
2 AM	1%
3 AM	1%
4 AM	3%
5 AM	13%
6 AM	39%
7 AM	61%
8 AM	56%
9 AM	39%
10 AM	28%
11 AM	22%
Noon	17%
1 PM	17%
2 PM	22%
3 PM	33%
4 PM	50%
5 PM	72%
6 PM	94%
7 PM	100%
8 PM	61%
9 PM	22%
10 PM	9%
11 PM	4%

Audio tour

Hear about Rattlesnake on the drive.

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

Capitol Reef Tour Guide

How a Rattle Grows

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“A rattlesnake adds a new section to its rattle each time it sheds its skin. The rattle is made of hollow, loosely connected scales.”

Plays as you drive near Capitol Reef East Entrance Wayside in Parkwolf’s Capitol Reef Tour Guide.

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Wolf sightings in Yellowstone on Parkwolf’s Find Wildlife map, brightest around Lamar Valley — Wolf sightings in Yellowstone, in the app

Find Wildlife in Parkwolf

Every sighting map, in your pocket.

16 sighting mapsfor Capitol Reef, on the same park map as your route
Works offlineout where the animals are and the signal isn’t
116 audio storiesplay as you drive Capitol Reef, wildlife included

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Wildlife

More wildlife in Capitol Reef

All 16 sighting maps

50 sightingsBighorn SheepOvis canadensisMost seen 7 AM & 6 PMSighting map

322 sightingsMule DeerOdocoileus hemionusMost seen 6–8 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

70 sightingsMarmotMarmota flaviventrisMost seen 6–9 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map

13 sightingsCottontail RabbitSylvilagus sp.Most seen 5–7 AM & 6–9 PMSighting map

33 sightingsTurkeyMeleagris gallopavoMost seen 6–8 AM & 5–8 PMSighting map

14 sightingsRavenCorvus coraxMost seen 7–11 AM & 4–7 PMSighting map

42 sightingsGopher SnakePituophis cateniferMost seen 6–8 PMSighting map

29 sightingsLeopard LizardGambelia wislizeniiMost seen 9 AM–12 PM & 4–7 PMSighting map

Where to see Rattlesnake in Capitol Reef