MOJAVE MAX EMERGES ON APRIL 23, 2024, AT 3:09 PM

Mojave Max officially emerged from his burrow on April 23, 2024, at 3:09 p.m. The latest day he has ever emerged was last year on April 24th at 3:40 p.m. The earliest he has emerged was Feb. 14, 2005, at 11:55 a.m. Mojave Max is a live desert tortoise who calls the Las Vegas Springs Preserve his home. Like other Southern Nevada reptiles, he enters a burrow to brumate (the reptilian form of hibernation) every winter and emerges every spring. Mojave Max’s emergence typically marks the beginning of spring-like weather in Southern Nevada. Warmer temperatures, longer daylight hours and his own internal clock are factors known to contribute to his emergence every year. The Emergence Contest has taken place every year since 2000. More than 4,100 guesses were received during the 2024 Emergence Contest.