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Common Sharp-tailed Snake
Contia tenuis
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Forest Sharp-tailed SnakeContia longicauda
Northwestern Garter SnakeThamnophis ordinoides
Red-bellied SnakeStoreria occipitomaculata
North American RacerColuber constrictor
Common WormsnakeCarphophis amoenus
Northern Rubber BoaCharina bottae
Rough EarthsnakeVirginia striatula
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 3,178 |
|---|---|
| California | 2,849 |
| Oregon | 182 |
| Washington | 93 |
| Canada | 67 |
| British Columbia | 67 |
| Nevada | 50 |
| Missouri | 1 |
| Illinois | 1 |
| Mississippi | 1 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Behavioral
- CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group
Group and habits
- PredatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly hunt other animals.Inferred from its group
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Reptiles · Reptilia |
| Order | Snakes and Lizards · Squamata |
| Family | Colubrid Snakes · Colubridae |
| Genus | Sharp-tailed Snakes · Contia |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Common Sharp-tailed Snake with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.