Contia
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COLUBRIDS: Family - Colubridae
COLUBRIDS: Family - Colubridae
Complete
Subfamily - Dipsadinae (i.s.)
Genus - Contia
Genus - Contia
SIGHTINGS pictures for this genus are listed below. This is to assist in visual
comparisons, as texts for this page are still yet unwritten.
comparisons, as texts for this page are still yet unwritten.
SHARP-TAILED SNAKE (Contia tenuis)
| Sharp-tailed Snake - discovered near Horse Linto Creek east of Willow Creek, CA (Humboldt County) April 7, 2007 |
This Sharp-tailed snake is the wild-caught specimen
pictured above.
Maintenance for this animal is tedious and not
recommended for novices. Cage temperatures must
be monitored vigilantly; these animals require a balance
of warm and cool. Sharp-tailed snakes are cold
weather-tolerant (high 50's F), and they are prone to
dessication in extreme heat. Daily misting is often
required. Feeding is also high maintenance due to their
unique diet: These snakes are primarily slug-eaters,
however they readily take and seem to prefer slender
salamanders (Batrachoseps) in captivity. Slenders are
not always easy to obtain, and they fare poorly in
captivity.
pictured above.
Maintenance for this animal is tedious and not
recommended for novices. Cage temperatures must
be monitored vigilantly; these animals require a balance
of warm and cool. Sharp-tailed snakes are cold
weather-tolerant (high 50's F), and they are prone to
dessication in extreme heat. Daily misting is often
required. Feeding is also high maintenance due to their
unique diet: These snakes are primarily slug-eaters,
however they readily take and seem to prefer slender
salamanders (Batrachoseps) in captivity. Slenders are
not always easy to obtain, and they fare poorly in
captivity.
| Contia in Captivity ADAPTABLE / HIGH MAINTENANCE NOT RECOMMENDED |
June 19, 2008
I am happy to say that "Sharpie" (Not too original, I know!) has been
in my keeping for over a year now, and continues to feed on
Batrachoseps regularly. This snake goes through a period of
aestivation during the hotter, dryer months between June and
August, surfacing only when the weather outside is cooler; despite
living in an artificial environment, many snakes appear to be able
to sense the real weather outside!
I am happy to say that "Sharpie" (Not too original, I know!) has been
in my keeping for over a year now, and continues to feed on
Batrachoseps regularly. This snake goes through a period of
aestivation during the hotter, dryer months between June and
August, surfacing only when the weather outside is cooler; despite
living in an artificial environment, many snakes appear to be able
to sense the real weather outside!