Crotaphopeltis barotseensis

Crotaphopeltis barotseensis, the Barotse water snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.^[1][3]

Crotaphopeltis barotseensis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Crotaphopeltis
Species:	C. barotseensis
Binomial name
Crotaphopeltis barotseensis Broadley, 1968[2]

Geographic range and habitat

The snake is found in Angola, Botswana and Zambia.^[1][3] It is a largely aquatic snake typically associated with Papyrus and Phragmites swamps.^[1]