Missouri Animals Eastern Coachwhip   (Masticophis flagellum flagellum) Chordate: Vertebrate: Reptile: Serpentia: Colubridae Native North American snake Habitat: dry rocky glades, brushy wooded hillsides. Diet: mice, small birds, lizards, small snakes. ID Features: dark upper body, tan under body, long thin tail. Natural History: The eastern coachwhip is a long slender and fast snake that is found on dry rocky and brushy hillsides. It is not a constrictor. It is considered to be Missouri's fastest snake..

The graphics and text are from: The Amphibians and Reptiles of Missouri by Tom R. Johnson, Missouri Department of Conservation, ©1992