Forest Sharp-tailed Snake
Contia longicauda
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colubrid Snakes)
- GenusContia (Sharp-tailed Snakes)
- SpeciesContia longicauda (Forest Sharp-tailed Snake)
About the Forest Sharp-tailed Snake
Closest Relatives at Redwood National Park
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Western Terrestrial Garter Snake
Thamnophis elegans
Aquatic Garter Snake
Thamnophis atratus
Northwestern Garter Snake
Thamnophis ordinoides
Gopher Snake
Pituophis catenifer
Ringneck Snake
Diadophis punctatus
North American Racer
Coluber constrictor
California King Snake
Lampropeltis californiae
California Mountain Kingsnake
Lampropeltis zonata
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 | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.