Kansas Herpetological Society

2023 Summer Field Trip
2023-07-21 17:00 - 2023-07-23 17:00 UTC
Cimarron National Grassland, Morton County, Kansas.

2023 Spring Field Trip
2023-05-05 - 2023-05-07 | Camp Hunter, Humboldt, KS, 66748, United States
We will be camping at Camp Hunter on the southwest edge of Humboldt.
https://www.humboldtkansas.com/parks

Camp Hunter has 17 electrical hookups, a shower house, and free Wi-Fi. The City of Humboldt has reduced the rate for camping to $10/5 tents. If you need to arrange an electrical hookup, please call the City office.
We will meet at 9 am Saturday to caravan to a site to herp together and then again on at 9 am Sunday.

KHS 2022 Annual Meeting
2022-11-04 - 2022-11-06
The KHS 2022 Annual Meeting will be held on the campus of Missouri Southern University in Joplin, Missouri on 4-6 November.
Register for the 2022 Annual Meeting Now
Call for Papers and Posters
KHS ANNUAL MEETING CALL FOR PAPERS, POSTERS, AND AUCTION ITEMS:
The 49th annual meeting of the Kansas Herpetological Society will be held 5-6 November 2022 at Missouri Southern State University, 3950 E Newman Road, Joplin, MO 64801. Scientific paper sessions and general meeting activities will be held in the Billingsly Student Center Ballroom while the annual KHS Auction and associated festivities will be held at the North End Zone facility across campus. Effective immediately, the Society is accepting titles for talks to be presented at the meeting.
Looking for an alternative to costly national herpetological meetings held in large cities with way too many herpetological registrants (and where you only have a cash bar)? Try the KHS. Regional meetings are the future and great venues for graduate students. The KHS annual meeting provides an opportunity for herpetologists and other like-minded individuals interested in amphibians and reptiles to come together for scientific lectures and friendly intellectual discussion. There is ample opportunity for socializing in a collegial and supportive atmosphere. Meeting registration is only $20 ($10 for students).

This year’s keynote speaker is Dr. Rulon Clark. Dr. Clark is an integrative biologist from San Diego State University and has an extensive publication record on diverse systems including behavior, natural history, physiology, biomechanics, and foraging ecology. Dr. Clark will be presenting portions of his work on rattlesnakes in his keynote address titled “The feeding ecology and hunting behavior of free-ranging rattlesnakes.” You will not want to miss this!

Herpetologists at all levels of expertise are encouraged and urged to give scientific paper presentations. An award and stipend of $200 (The George Toland Award for Ecological Research on North American Herpetofauna) will be presented for an outstanding student presentation at the end of the meeting, so students are strongly encouraged to participate. The $100 Meshaka Award for best poster will also be awarded. Additionally, the Suzanne L. & Joseph T. Collins Award for Excellence in Kansas Herpetology, a $1,000 prize. Being an even numbered year, the Collins Award will be awarded for the best publication/presentation.
The annual fund-raising auction held at the MSSU North End Zone facility on Saturday evening. KHS will provide FREE BEER, SOFT DRINKS, and SNACKS. Please bring herpetological items for the auction. Hold them and bring them to the auction site Saturday evening. We count on you to bring items about amphibians, or reptiles, and other stuff oriented to herpetology. PLEASE DO NOT BRING LIVING OR DEAD ANIMALS. No specimens or body parts of herpetofauna will be sold at auction.”

KHS 'Fall' Field Trip
2022-09-16 - 2022-09-18
Elk City State Park
https://ksoutdoors.com/State-Parks/Locations/Elk-City
More details to come.

KHS Summer Field Trip
2022-06-24 - 2022-06-26
Historic Lake Scott State Park
https://ksoutdoors.com/State-Parks/Locations/Historic-Lake-Scott
More details to come.

KHS Spring Field Trip
2022-04-15 - 2022-04-17
Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake No. 1
https://ksoutdoors.com/KDWP-Info/Locations/State-Fishing-Lakes/Northeast-Region/Pottawatomie-Lake-No.-1
More details to follow.

KHS 2021 Annual Meeting
2021-11-05 - 2021-11-07 | Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS, United States
2021 Annual Meeting — Call for Papers and Posters
Deadline: Friday 29 October 2021, or when all the slots have filled up
All meeting activities will strictly follow PSU’s official COVID-19 policy. As of August 2021, masks are to be worn while indoors when physical distancing isn’t possible. Updates will be posted regularly.

KHS 2021 'Fall' Field Trip
2021-09-24 18:00 - 2021-09-26 12:00
C²T Ranch – Ellis County – https://www.c2tranch.com/
Camping will be $10/night.

2021 KHS Summer Field Trip
2021-07-16 - 2021-07-18 | Sappa Park
Sappa Park
Jul 16 at 6 PM CDT – Jul 18 at 12 PM CDT
Sappa Park is just NE of Oberlin. It has electric hookups for $10/night; primitive camping is free, and there are toilets.

2021 KHS Spring Field Trip
2021-05-07 - 2021-05-09 | Cowley State Fishing Lake
Cowley State Fishing Lake
May 7 at 6 PM CDT – May 9 at 12 PM CDT
KHS field trips are free and the public is welcome to attend.
Participants will begin arriving Friday night, with the first scheduled activities to take place Saturday morning at 9 am, then again at ~1 pm, and again Sunday morning at 9 am before the group heads to their respective homes around noon.
Be sure to check the weather and dress appropriately. Sturdy shoes and leather gloves (for lifting rocks) are helpful.

KHS 2020 Annual Meeting
2020-11-06 18:00 - 2020-11-08 12:00
Lawrence, KS.
Details to follow.

KHS 2020 'Fall' Field Trip
2020-09-25 18:00 - 2020-09-27 12:00 | Hollister Wildlife Area
Camping at Elm Creek Lake.

KHS 2020 Summer Field Trip
2020-07-17 18:00 - 2020-07-19 12:00 | Kingman County State Lake
Camping at Kingman County State Lake. Signs will be up, leading to the campsite, by late afternoon on Friday.

KHS Inagurual HerpDrive contest rules, species points list, and scientific collection permit.

KHS 2020 Spring Field Trip - CANCELED
2020-04-24 18:00 - 2020-04-26 12:00
Camping at Cowley County State Lake.

KHS 2019 Annual Meeting
2019-11-01 17:00 - 2019-11-03 12:00
Sternberg Museum of Natural History and Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas

KHS 2019 Fall Field Trip
2019-09-13 17:00 - 2019-09-15 17:00 | KS, United States
Meade County State Park, Kansas

KHS 2019 Summer Field Trip
2019-07-26 17:00 - 2019-07-28 17:00 | Hamilton County, Kansas
Hamilton County, Kansas

Russell County Herp Count PM
2019-05-18 13:00 - 16:00
Location to be determined. Check back.
Will follow lunch (bring your own) after morning herp count.

Russell County Herp Count AM
2019-05-18 09:00 - 12:00
Location to be determined. Along the Saline River valley. Will break for lunch (bring your own) and head to the next herp count.

KHS 2019 Spring Field Trip
2019-04-26 17:00 - 2019-04-28 12:00
Former KHS President and long-time member Dan Johnson, has worked out details that will permit the KHS to center their Spring Field Trip activities around the Flying W Ranch (https://www.flinthillsflyingw.com/). (Google Earth .kmz)
Dan has put together the following announcement.
The 2019 Spring Field trip will be Friday, April 26 – Sunday, April 28.
We have an exciting weekend planned!
This year Flying W Ranch, Clements, KS (37 miles west of Emporia) will be the site for both lodging, camping, and herping.
KHS members will gather as early as Friday evening (26 April 2019). KHS signs will be posted. Field trip forays will be held on the 3500-acre ranch in Chase County. KHS herpetofaunal counts will officially take place from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on Saturday (27 April 2019) and on Sunday morning (28 April 2017) from 9:00 am to noon. Individuals wishing to participate should meet at the group campsite at Flying W Ranch’s lodge and cabins on both dates at 9:00 am. More information is available at KHS 2019 Spring Field Trip – Kansas Herpetology Facebook Group. KHS Field Trips are open to anyone interested in learning more about the Kansas herpetofauna. Participants need not be members to participate, though they are certainly encouraged to join. So feel free to bring your family, friends, and social groups to enjoy a truly unique area of Kansas. The Flying W Ranch has set aside the Lodge, Bunkhouse, and Cabins for this year’s event. Lodging will go quickly, just an FYI!
Check out the website – https://www.flinthillsflyingw.com/lodging/
Please call (620-340-2802) to make reservations for lodging and meals.
Lodging – $65/person/night for adults; kids 2 – 17 years of age are $25/person/night
Camping – $10.75/night/person for one night; $21.50 for 2 nights (kids and adults are the same prices). Bring your own water. No showers are available. Tent campers don’t need to register in advance.
RV/Campers – $10.75/night/person. Those wanting to bring their RV or Camper – this needs to be arranged prior to the event. There are no electrical hookups or water hookups available.
Meals – Breakfast (both Saturday and Sunday morning) – $15/person; kids 10 – 4 years of age are $7.50/person Supper – $25/person; kids 10 – 4 years of age are $12.50/person Advance reservations required! We need a minimum of 25 hungry herpers each meal!
Flying W Ranch is relatively remote and dining is limited. Closest dining is 17 miles away in Strong City or 37 miles away in Emporia. We plan to have a Saturday evening campfire dinner and Saturday and Sunday morning breakfast if there is enough interest. These need to be arranged prior to the event. If lodging is booked, the closest location is Clover Cliff Ranch, about 5 miles up the road – https://www.clovercliffranch.com/
NEWS FLASH!! Wagon Rides on the Prairie – $255 for the wagon ride for up to 25 guests. $10/person after the 25 number. This is an hour-long wagon ride along country roads. During the ride, the owners tell about the history and folklore of the area and its inhabitants. No advance reservations needed.

Ellis County Easter Weekend Herp Count
2019-04-20 12:00 - 15:00 | KS, United States
Location to be determined. Greenhorn Limestone NE Ellis County along the Saline River valley.
