The Broad-Banded Water Snake occurs throughout the eastern and southeastern regions of Texas. Outside of Texas, it ranges throughout Louisiana, much of Arkansas, southeastern Oklahoma, southeastern Missouri and western Mississippi. It is an aquatic species seldom found far from a source of water such as marshes, swamps, bayous, creeks, ponds, drainage ditches and flooded rice fields where it feeds on small aquatic creatures such as fish, tadpoles, frogs, toads and occasionally crayfish. Adults typically reach 22 to 36 inches in length. The record size for the Broad-Banded Water Snake is 45 inches. Like other water snakes, when threatened or provoked, the Broad-banded Water Snake often displays a very aggressive and nasty disposition.
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