World’s Largest Rattlesnake in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Posted on May 12, 2019 by julieovaltrades

Step with care when you are hiking in the desert environment of Albuquerque, New Mexico, it’s the perfect place for a rattlesnake to camouflage. The World’s Largest Rattlesnake is hiding naturally just out of sight, a quarter of a mile off of I-25, snaking 400 feet down the median of University Boulevard.

There is no designated parking lot, so you can only take a quick drive by the sculpture.

Find it! GoogleMaps GPS Location: Giant Rattlesnake in Median

Fun Rattlesnake Facts:

+There are 36 different rattlesnake species in the Americas

+Rattlesnakes are ovoviviparous, meaning they give live birth after developing eggs in their bodies

+You can call a group of rattlesnakes a rhumba

+Rattlers move their rattles 60 times or more times per second

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2 Responses to World’s Largest Rattlesnake in Albuquerque, New Mexico

  1. julieovaltrades says:
    May 13, 2019 at 2:49 am

    Avoid Unniversity Blvd! But seriously, after spending months out west in the desert not seeing one snake I went home and finally saw my first rattlesnake in New York!

  2. usathroughoureyes says:
    May 12, 2019 at 8:33 pm

    Wow. We don’t like snakes.

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