IHS 50th 2026 Schedule​

WEDNESDAY: July 29, 2026 Day 1

 

Arrival ● Registration ● Vendor Load-In

12:00–5:00 PM

 

Welcome / Icebreaker

  6:00–8:00 PM

 

THURSDAY: July 30, 2026 Day 2

 

Continental Breakfast ● Seating

8:00-9:00AM 

 

Keynote: Dr. Warren Booth. Title: Captive Breeding of Boa Constrictors: Lessons from Long-Term Lineages

9:00–10:00 AM

 

Margie Crisp. Title: Deadly Pets: The Hidden Life of Grace Olive Wiley

10:00–10:30 AM

 

Break

10:30-11:00 AM​
 

Cody Will. Title: Rattlesnake Ranch

11:00–11:30 AM

 

Kristen Wiley. Title: KRZ 50 venomous Years: Evolution in Venom Extraction

11:30 AM-12:00 PM

 

Lunch

12:00-1:30 PM

 

Dr. Rowland Griffin. Title: Honduras Conservation Update

1:30- 2:00 PM

 

Bryan Hughes. Title: Rattlesnake P.R.: Communication from the Front Lines

2:00-2:30 PM
 

Break

2:30-3:00 PM

 

Whitney L. Heuring. Title: Breeding & Release Programs for 2 Threatened Herpetofauna at the Phoenix Zoo    3:00–3:30 PM
 

Justin Elden. Title: Hellbender History at the St Louis Zoo

3:30-4:00 PM

 

Robert W. Hansen. Title: The New Field Guide to the Western United States and Canada

4:00–4:30 PM

 

Dr. Dale F. DeNardo, DVM, PhD. Title: Are Gila Monsters a Maladapted or Atypically Adapted Desert Lizard?

4:30-5:00 PM

 

POSTER SESSION & MIXER  

5:30-7:00 PM

 

 

FRIDAY: July 31, 2026 Day 3
 

Continental Breakfast ● Seating

8:00-9:00AM 

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Dr. Leslie V. Boyer. Title: New Developments in Snakebite Treatment: Past, Present, and Future

9:00–10:00 AM

 

Quetzal Dwyer. Title: Herping the Swan Islands

10:00-10:30 AM

 

Break

10:00-10:30 AM

 

Dr. Andrew M. Salywon. Title: Snakes and Seed Rescue

10:30-11:00 AM

 

Kaitlin M. Karl. Title: The Decline of a Forest Pitviper

11:00-11:30 AM

 

Craig S. Ivanyi. Title: Confessions of a Former Curator: From Cabinets of Curiosity to Choice and Control

11:30 AM-12:00 PM

 

LUNCH

12:00-1:30 PM

 

Jeffrey M. Lemm. Title:  TBD

1:30-2:00 PM

 

Jennifer L. Cook. Title: Herpetology in Bronze Sculpture

2:00-2:30 PM

 

Ben Greishaw. Title: Herpetology in Wood Sculpture

2:30-3:00 PM

 

William B. Montgomery. Title: Art and Herpetology

3:00-3:30 PM

 

Break. LIBRARY of HERPETOLOGY

3:30-4:00 PM

 

Junior Herper and Collegiate Speed Sessions

4:00- 6:00pm

 

Tell Hicks Memorial Celebration
Music, BBQ, drinks, and slides in memory of our beloved friend and artist, Tell Hicks

6:30 PM

 

SATURDAY: August 1, 2026 Day 4

 

Continental Breakfast ● Seating

8:00-9:00AM 
 

Aaron Bauer. Title: New Reptile Species Discoveries in Angola and Nambia 

9:00-0 AM

 

David G. Barker. Title: Captive Breeding and Genetics of Blood Pythons

9:30-10:00 AM

 

Steve Angeli. Title: Captive Propagation of Helodermatid Lizards

10:00–10:30 AM

 

Break

10:30-11:00 AM 

 

Jay Ondras. Title: Volcano Mossy Frogs

11:00-11:30 PM 

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Phil Goss. Title: USARK

11:30 AM-12:00 PM

 

Lunch

12:00-1:30 PM

 

Dr. Justin Julander. Title: TBD

1:30-2:00 PM

 

Dr. Zachary Loughman. Title: Exploring Best Practices for Feeding Colubrid and Colubroid Snakes: How Often is Enough?

2:00-2:30 PM

 

Brett Baldwin. Title: Management of Mangshan Pitvipers at the San Diego Zoo

2:30-3:00 PM

 

R. Michael Burger. Title: The Herpetological Reconnaissance of the Western Frontier (1819-1870s): Little-Known Naturalists and the Amazing Reptiles They Discovered.

3:30-4:00 PM

 

 

The Founders of Herpetoculture - Special Panel

Panelists: Bob Applegate, David Barker, Bill Brant, Jeff Gee, Robbie Hamper, Wayne Hill, Rich Ihle, Kathy Love, Lonnie McCaskill, Frank Retes, Chris Rocher, Gary Sipperley, and Craig Trumbower 

4:00-5:00

 

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Banquet, Auction, and Closing

Banquet Speaker - Clyde Peeling

6:00 PM

SUNDAY: August 2, 2026 Day 5
 

Continental Breakfast ● Seating

8:00-9:00AM 

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Keynote: Aaron Bauer. Title: A Gentle Madness

9:00–9:45 AM

 

Bill McCord. Title: A Life With Turtles

9:45-10:00 AM
 

BREAK

10:15 AM

Frank Caporaso. Title: Two trips to the Galapagos with Chuck Shafer

10:20–11:00 AM
 

Kraig Adler. Title: Antiquarian turtle literature and art

10:20–11:00 AM
 

John Cann. Title: Turtles Down Under with Chuck Shafer

11:15-11:45 AM
 

LUNCH

11:45-12:45pm

 

LIBRARY DEDICATION: Library Open and Used Book Sale

11:45-12:45pm

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