SOUTHERN WATER SNAKE Nerodia fasciata (Linnaeus, 1766) 

STATUS:  Rare

DOCUMENTED COUNTIES:  Collin, Dallas, Denton, Kaufman, and Tarrant

HABITAT:  Trinity River Bottoms

SUBSPECIES:  Broad-banded Watersnake N. f. confluens (Blanchard, 1923)

COMMENTS:  The broad-banded watersnake (N. f. confluens) should be more common in the extreme eastern part of the metroplex.