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Contia longicauda (Contia longicauda)

Contia longicauda, also commonly known as Forest sharp-tailed snake that is one of the colubrid snake species that hails from the West Coast of US. They are not as widespread as their other relative; the Contia Tenuis (Sharp-tailed snake) as they are rather secretive in nature which make them to be really hard to be noticed. To tell the difference between them, the Forest sharp-tailed snake has a even longer tail than their relatives.