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Forest sharp tailed snake
Contia longicaudae
The Forest Sharp-tailed Snake is a small non-venomous snake with a sharp tail tip. It lives in damp forests in the west of North America and mainly feeds on slugs.
The Forest Sharp-tailed Snake differs from other snakes by the sharp spike at the end of its tail. It is important for the forest because it eats slugs and maintains natural balance.
searching for prey and swallowing whole
trophic:carnivore
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Legendary longevity: over 100 years. Galapagos tortoises, Greenland sharks, ocean quahogs celebrate with family once every 4 years
Immature form that undergoes metamorphosis before adulthood.
Offspring
Worker
Elders
Tail size
Bro
Were {name} like {animal}, then:
birth time
Taxons
carnivore
almost no rain in summer, more precipitation in winter
if born as {name}
Dogs, dolphins, lynx hang out for 9-25 years and party on their birthday three times a year
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Map
will celebrate their {n} birthday
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age
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When your next jubilee falls in {name} life years
Human
birth date
no permanent shelter
Close
was
days
Career from 7 to 15 months. Dwarf hamsters, voles, field crickets celebrate their birthday twice a month
Warm summer
The basics
How old you would be if you lived as {name}
Theoretical maximum lifespan estimated from the Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) mathematical model. This value reflects a biological potential derived from metabolic parameters, not from direct observation — real recorded lifespans are often significantly shorter.
My weight?
Non-stop carnival: they only live a few days. Mayflies, rotifers, midges celebrate their birthday more than twice a day
adult
Maturity
primary food sources
Potential Habitat
About health
cool, lots of coniferous trees, snow in winter
When your next birthday would fall if you lived as {name}
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searching for prey and swallowing whole
In husbandry
On the go from 1.3 to 3.5 years. Forest mice, anoles, rainbow fish party on their birthday once a month
Repro interval
results
summer warm and almost no rain
small frogs, newts, salamanders
earthworms
lots of rain, summer not hot
Mass
Mosquitoes, fruit flies, small crustaceans hustle for up to 7 months and throw a birthday party every week
summer warm, winter not very cold
Colors
live naked terrestrial slugs
Sex
{name} birthday
Upcoming jubilees
Gremllins
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Nearctic realm
No results found
North America and Greenland, from tundra to forests
Trophic type
Filters
On the map
Pleasant summer
all life stages
Female ♀
Body color
Upcoming birthdays
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0 Potential habitat modelled from GBIF occurrence data. Map © Zveriki.com, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Truly long lives: 40-100 years. Bowhead whales, albatrosses, giant tortoises recall their birthday at most once a year
Lifespan
birth year
Maturity
16 to 24 grams, 7 – 12 centimeters
Age (juvenile)
terrestrial habitat, land surface outside water
Age (from birth to death)
sq mm
yr
comfortable summer, +20…+25 °C
Age (embryo)
Wanderers
Age (larva)
How similar?
Jubilee = every 10th birthday
Male ♂
until the celebration
age as {name}
How do they breed?
On the go from 3.5 to 6 years. Hedgehogs, crows, lizards treat themselves to birthday snacks 6 times a year
What if eaten?
Neither
Earliest developmental stage inside an egg or womb.
Business sausages
from birth to adulthood
Scales count
small amphibians
Lifespan average
What do they eat?
Where do they live?
Rapidly swallows prey or food items whole without chewing.
young after fast growth
Immature individual that has not yet reached reproductive maturity.
from birth to death
Juvenile stage following larval metamorphosis but not yet adult.
early young
forests on land — tropical, temperate, boreal
What do they look like?
Maturity
water often floods the land, lots of grass
emergence (insects)
end of lifespan
How do they live?
fertilization / egg laying
How do they behave?
birth / hatching
metamorphosis / end of larval stage
Temperate mixed forest
end of acceleration
Share
Duration
Find a pet...
Mature, fully developed individual capable of reproduction.
gulping
This is me
Warm summer with almost no rain
Gamers
Pets
How are they built?
slugs
Cool summer and lots of rain
Primary oral structure used to seize, manipulate, or ingest food.
Nearctic realm
Indomalayan realm
mm
Theoretical lifespan
ml
Stars
Link copied
My age?
wk
My size?
terrestrial
whole swallow
Scales color
{name} jubilee
Eyes size
Asexual
swap
cm
Temperate coniferous forest
Old-timers
Find an animal or breed...
Southeast Asia and islands, always hot and humid
mouth
Who among us will transform as if by magic and become like {animal}?
turns
Rabbits, falcons, red-eared turtles hang out for 6-9 years and party on their birthday four times a year
Rascals
Where do they take shelter?
terrestrial forest
Flooded grasslands
celebrated their {n} birthday
When you would have been born if you lived as {name}
Litter size
Daddies
Lifespan maximum
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
How to care for them?
earthworms and soil oligochaetes
Living from 25 to 40 years. Orangutans, bald eagles, African elephants celebrate their birthday twice a year
°C
Not specified
Hermaphrodite ⚥
Where are they found?
Mandarin
North America and Greenland, from tundra to forests
Species lacks any fixed or lasting shelter structure.
forest floor
embryo
summer warm, many oaks, birches, maples
Length
kg
Summer almost without rain
Observations
◉{N} more on tap
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