IHS 2025
SCHEDULE
47th meeting of the IHS
Event Location:
HILTON GARDEN INN FORT MYERS​
12600 University Drive
Fort Myers Florida 33907
Time Zone
Eastern (ET)
JUNE 18
WEDNESDAY
Icebreaker 5:00pm -8:00pm
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JUNE 19
THURSDAY
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9:00 AM — Opening Remarks By Myke Clarkson
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9:10 AM — Dr. Emily Taylor — What Do Rattlesnakes REALLY Do in the Wild?
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10:15 AM — Chelsea Martin — Rattling Perceptions
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10:50 AM — Morning Break
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11:05 AM — Robin Ryan — Positive Reinforcement with Gators
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11:30 AM — Carl Franklin —Lurking Leviathans of the Lone Star State and more
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12:05 PM — Dr. Venetia S. Briggs-Gonzalez - The Croc Docs: Half a Century of Studying the American Crocodile in South Florida
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12:30 PM — Lunch Break
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1:30 PM — Dr. Bill Hayes — The Kiss of Death: How Snakes Use Their Venom
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2:05 PM — Faith Schenk — Sonoran Desert Herpetofauna & Burrowing Owls
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2:30 PM — Rachel Pikstein — Unraveling the Tegu Tangle
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3:05 PM — Joe Wasilewski —King Cobra Conservancy—History, Present Status, Future Projects
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3:30 PM — Afternoon Break
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3:45 PM — Wayne Hill — Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern Saudi Arabia
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4:00 PM --- John Brueggen -- On the Hunt for Africa’s Crocodiles
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4:30 PM — Joey Mullica - Ethical Field Herping in Florida
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5:30 PM — NEW Mix & Mingle Poster and Pizza Session
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7:30PM — Optional Field Herping Trip
JUNE 20
FRIDAY
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9:00 AM — Opening Remarks
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9:10 AM — Dr. Elliot Jacobson — Mycoplasmosis Update in Tortoises
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9:35 AM — Dr. Robert "Oz" Ossiboff — Emerging Herpetofaunal Diseases
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10:10 AM — Steven Tillis — Management of Serpentoviruses
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10:35 AM — Morning Break
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10:50 AM — Dr. Terry Farrell — Raillietiella Pentastome Parasites
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11:15 AM — Phil Goss — Herpetoculture Law Update
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11:40 AM — Sam Schenker — New Discovery of Hyloxalus maculosus Population
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12:05 PM — Lunch Break
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1:00 PM — Junior Herpers Session/ NEXTGEN Session
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2:15 PM — Collegiate Speed Sessions
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2:40 PM —Tasman Rosenfeld — Conserving Honduran Herpetofauna
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3:00 PM --- Depart for Iguanaland Tour
JUNE 21
SATURDAY: ADVANCING HERPETOCULTURE
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9:00 AM — Opening Remarks
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9:10 AM — Jason Hood — Amazon Puffing Snake Husbandry
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9:45 AM — Stacey Schuldaski — Aquatic Lizard Propagation
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10:20 AM — Morning Break
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10:35 AM — Frank Payne — Lacerta Husbandry
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11:10 AM — Matt Wojtowicz — Fire Salamander GIS
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11:45 AM — Anthony Pierlioni — Black-breasted Leaf Turtle Husbandry
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12:20 PM — Lunch Break
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1:20 PM — Myke Clarkson — Simplification of Homalopsidae
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1:55 PM — Kayla Martin — Captive Husbandry of Egyptian False Cobras
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2:30 PM — Mike Lardis — Stream Salamander Husbandry
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3:05 PM — Billy Sveen — Ethical Herp Keeping
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3:40 PM — Zachary Loughman — Keeping Giant Water Monsters (False Water Cobras)
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4:15 PM — Closing Remarks
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7:00 PM — Awards Banquet, Auction, Live Music and Banquet Keynote with Dr. Harvey Lillywhite
Schedule subject to change without notice.