Sharp-tailed Snake

Contia tenuis

The Sharp-tailed Snake is a small, secretive woodland snake of the Pacific Coast. Its pointed tail tip looks like a spine. It is highly specialized for eating slugs, using recurved teeth to hold slippery prey.

Habitat

Moist coniferous and mixed forests in the Pacific Northwest and California

Diet

Slugs and their eggs

How common

Uncommon

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