Sharp-tailed Snake
Contia tenuis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusContia (Sharp-tailed Snakes)
- SpeciesContia tenuis (Sharp-tailed Snake)
Closest Relatives at Yosemite National Park
California Mountain Kingsnake
Lampropeltis zonata
Western Terrestrial Garter Snake
Thamnophis elegans
Western Aquatic Garter Snake
Thamnophis couchii
Gopher Snake
Pituophis catenifer
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Striped Racer
Masticophis lateralis
Ringneck Snake
Diadophis punctatus
North American Racer
Coluber constrictor
Coast Night Snake
Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus
California King Snake
Lampropeltis californiae
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
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 | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Sharp-tailed Snake in Yosemite National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Sharp-tailed Snake sighting in Yosemite National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Sharp-tailed Snake in Yosemite National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Sharp-tailed Snake in Yosemite National Park in our monthly data.