Genus

Sharp-tailed Snakes

Contia

1 species in our catalog · found in 2 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyColubridae (Colubrid Snakes)
GenusContia (Sharp-tailed Snakes)

Species in this group

Contia tenuis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

<5%

Jul

<5%

Aug

~10%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Sharp-tailed Snakes

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 2 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Sharp-tailed Snake			~10%
2	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Sharp-tailed Snake			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Sharp-tailed Snake			~10%
2	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	<5%
	Sharp-tailed Snake			<5%