Range: C. longicaudae is found in northern California and southern Oregon.

Found in these States: CA | OR

Diet: Sharp-tailed snakes are carnivores and mainly feed on slugs and eggs of slugs. They sometimes also eat insects and earthworms.

Reproduction: The breeding season of the sharp-tailed snake occurs in early spring. Though the exact gestation period of this snake is unknown, females usually lay three to eight eggs in late summer. These snakes have been known to lay eggs in communal nests alongside the eggs of other Sharptail snakes.

Status: Listed as Least Concern in view of the wide distribution, presumed large population, many locations, lack of major threats in most areas, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

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