Missouri Animals
Broad-banded water snake   (Nerodia fasciata confluens)
Chordate: Vertebrate: Reptile: Serpentia: Colubridae
Native North American snake

Habitat: cypress swamps, sloughs.
Diet: fish, frogs, toads, and tadpoles.
ID Features: blotched yellow and brown body.
Natural History: The broad-banded water snake is a medium-sized snake that grows to 3'. It is only found in the bootheel..
 Broad-banded water snake
The graphics and text are from:
The Amphibians and Reptiles of Missouri by Tom R. Johnson, Missouri Department of Conservation, ©1992