Kansas Herpetological Society

I just got back from my 3rd year of attending the annual meeting of the Kansas Herpetological Society (KHS), where I presented "Texas Horned Lizard Diet: Annual Differences and Management Effects," some of the work I've been doing for my thesis. There are a lot of big names in herp research associated with the KHS and it's a lot of fun just to hang out and talk with other people who are interested in herpetology. There are presentations and social events, and we usually find the time to squeeze in some herping during the weekend that we're there. The weather this fall has seemed to be getting a lot cooler, a lot faster than last year, so we didn't have high hopes for finding many herps. We were bird watching primarily, but our group did manage to turn up a few things. Enjoy the pictures!

Red-sided garter snake

Massasauga* ( a small species of rattlesnake; this one is a baby)

(pic on the way)
Bullsnake

We also found Italian wall lizards* (an introduced species), painted turtles*, and a bullfrog (none pictured).

* :indicates a "lifer" (a species that I had never seen before).