Schedule of Events

Friday, October 17, 2014

3:00pm - 6:00pm Registration Open 7:00pm Tim Cole (Austin Herpetological Society) "Snake Days & Texas Rattlesnake Festival - Striving to Make a Difference in Texas!” Jarrett Maneck (DNR Interpretive naturalist)

“Interpreting Indiana Snakes Alive” Rupert Boneham (America's Favorite Surviver) Meet/Greet and get photos and autographs signed Hospitality Room open following Presentations Hosted at: Saturday, October 18, 2014 La Quinta Inns and Suites 7:00am Registration Open 8:00am - 8:10am Opening Remarks 5120 Victory Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46203 8:00am – 5:00pm Book Vendor Sales For map and directions please visit: 8:00am – 5:00pm Live Indiana snakes exhibit (including venomous) www.laquintaindianapolissouth.com 8:10am – 8:50am Tim Cole (Austin Herpetological Society) "Herping Texas” For Hotel reservations call (317) 783–7751 and ask for Symposium Discount 9:00am – 9:40am Jeff Holmes (Executive Director of the and Reptile Conservancy) “Introducing (PARC)Partners in Amphibian and To register for the Symposium please visit: Reptile Conservation and (ARC) Amphibian and Reptile Conservancy.” www.hoosierherpsoc.org/registration 9:45am – 10:00am Break

10:00am – 10:40am Mike Pingleton (Field herpetologist, author, and herpetoculturist) "Isla Santa Catalina and the Quiet Cascabel: For links and further HHS information please visit: Adventure and Evolution in the Sea of Cortez" 10:45am – 11:25am P.David Polly, PhD. (Indiana University) www.hoosierherpsoc.org “Ectotherms in a changing world: and Questions? email us at [email protected] climate in the present, past and future

11:30am – 1:00pm Lunch (not included in Registration) 1:00pm – 1:40pm Jim and Kristen Harrison (Kentucky Reptile Zoo) Guest Speakers “Our Venomous Relationship; a couples adventures Jarrett Manek, Naturalist and Interpretive Facility Manager of O’Bannon Woods with venom and venomous reptiles” State Park, IDNR, has been conducting his very popular “Snakes Alive” program for over 20 years. Including native species of both venomous and non-venomous 1:45pm – 2:25pm Frank Paladino (Professor/Biologist, IUPU Fort Wayne) snakes local to the State of Indiana, he has educated thousands of people young "Reflections on 30 years of Marine turtle research" and old from myths to legends and back to facts. Jarrett will share his experiences as an educator and conservationist for . 2:30pm – 2:45pm Break 2:45pm – 3:25pm Lee Casebere (DNR Division of Nature Preserves) Mike Pingleton has been involved with herptoculture and field herping for nearly "Hemi Quest -- A Search for New Populations of forty years. Field activities have taken him to many places throughout the world. Four-toed Salamander (Hemidactylium scutatum) in Mike documents his field trips in his web journals at www.pingleton.com . Over the Indiana from 2003 to 2010" years Mike has raised and bred many species of and reptiles. He is the author of a book on Redfooted Tortoises, a children's ebook about snakes and is 3:30pm – 4:10pm Carl Franklin working on a book about field herping. He has written many articles appearing in (Biological Curator and Collections Manager of the such magazines as Reptiles and Herp Nation and is an excellent wildlife Amphibian and Reptile Diversity Research Center at the photographer. Be sure to come see what Mike has found during his numerous trips University of Texas Arlington) to "Snake Road". “Custodian of Eden? Or a Preposterous Pipedream?” Carl Franklin is a herpetologist, biological curator and collections manager of the 5:30pm Socializing (Cash Bar Open) Amphibian and Reptile Diversity Research Center at the University of Texas 6:30pm Dinner followed at 7:30pm by keynote speaker Arlington. He has worked at the Fort Worth Zoo and Dallas Zoo departments of Christopher Jenkins (CEO of the Orianne Society) herpetology and El Serpentario de La Paz in Baja California. He has published ”How a Young Girl’s Love of North America’s Largest several popular and technical publications as well as two books about turtles. He has also provided lectures and presentations about some of our often Serpent Created a Global Institute of Herpetology” misunderstood wildlife to hundreds of audiences and all age groups. Asides from Auction follows the keynote address numerous outreach programs Carl has assisted with several wildlife documentary television programs, local news broadcasts and motion pictures pertaining to Hospitality Room Open following Auction reptiles and amphibians, conducted numerous herpetological collecting expeditions in the United States, Latin America and Indonesia. An avid outdoorsman and native Texan, Carl most enjoys spending time in the field with his family and friends. Sunday, October 19, 2014 Especially in places where there are turtles. 7:00am – 9:00am Hospitality Room Open Jeff Holmes began his conservation career with The Nature Conservancy of 9:00am Indianapolis Zoo opens Tennessee (1998-2003) where he quickly advanced from Land Steward to Zoologist Behind the scenes tour at 10:00 departs in the before being tapped as Conservation Planning Manager and then Director of Desert building in front of the Meerkat exhibit Conservation Planning. During his five-year tenure with TNC, Jeff led or participated in numerous field studies and played a key role in the development and utilization 10:00am – 4:00pm Midwest Reptile Show (free of charge) of innovative conservation planning tools and protocols both within Tennessee and at the Indiana State Fairgrounds throughout the southeastern United States. Since leaving The Nature Conservancy in 2003 to become to work as a private contractor, Holmes has led cutting-edge projects to design and implement universal conservation planning tools and protocols that are compatible across multiple agencies and organizations at multiple scales, regardless of land-use priorities. Jim and his wife Kristen Harrison operate the Kentucky Reptile Zoo in Slade Kentucky. This zoo houses over 1600 venomous snake species which they "milk" Lee Casebere is a native of northwestern Ohio, and has a B.S. in biology from the every two weeks for their venom. This venom once treated is shipped to hospitals University of St. Francis in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He worked for the DNR, Division of to be used in producing anti-venom and to researchers to be used in the attempt to Nature Preserves from 1980 to 2013 where he was assistant director of the division. find cures for many different diseases. Jim and Kristen are recognized among the His main natural history interests are botany, zoology, natural communities, and top authorities regarding venomous snakes and have appeared in numerous natural area management with more focused interests in birds, reptiles, television specials such as "Snake Wranglers" on the National Geographic channel amphibians, rare plants and specialized natural communities such as bogs, fens, documenting their adventures around the world. prairies, oak savannas and limestone glades. Lee's later years of work with Division of Nature Preserves were largely P. David Polly, PhD. is a vertebrate paleontologist at Indiana University. He studies administrative in nature where he supervised eight regional ecologists who were the evolution of vertebrates, especially the environmental, climatic, and the property managers of the many nature preserves around the state. Issues biogeographic factors that have influenced where species live, the adaptations they related to invasive species control and prescribed fire management were among have evolved, and why they have become extinct. A native Missourian, Polly the areas receiving much of his attention. studied at University of Texas-Austin and University of California-Berkeley. He Among his recreational pursuits, nature photography, birding, and home worked at University of Michigan and University of London before coming to landscaping using native plants occupy much of his time. Although his nature Indiana University in 2006. Jason Head, Michelle Lawing, Beth Reinke, and Wesley photography is primarily an avocational pursuit, he has had photos in Natural Vermillion taught him most of what he knows about reptile biology; his work on History, Nature Conservancy Magazine, and Outdoor Indiana magazines, and in the reptiles, including the study of Titanoboa, the giant Paleocene snake, has been part books Natural Heritage of Indiana and North Woods Wildflowers. He was the of fruitful collaborations with them." principal photographer for Orchids of Indiana written by his DNR colleague Michael Homoya. Dr. Christopher Jenkins (keynote speaker) is Chief Executive Officer of The Orianne Society. Chris has also worked with Wildlife Conservation Society, the US Forest Frank Paladino is BS Biology SUNY at Plattsburgh 1974, NY, MS Ecology SUC at Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service, University of Massachusetts, University of Buffalo NY 1976, Ph. D. Zoophysiology, Washington State University 1979. He is the British Columbia, and National Geographic. He has worked on the conservation of Jack W. Schrey Distinguished Professor of Biology at IPFW and serve as the reptiles and amphibians around the world. Chris’ primary interests are in the department Chairman. He is also President of the International NGO (Non development and management of nonprofit conservation organizations and the Governmental Organization) “The Leatherback Trust”, that is focused on saving ecology and conservation of snakes but he has strong interests in the conservation endangered sea turtles throughout the world and also Vice President of the NGO biology of all reptiles and amphibians. He received a B.S. and M.S. from the “Global Cause” established to help reintroduce Pandas back into Chinese wildlife University of Massachusetts in Wildlife Biology and Wildlife Conservation, preserves. Fellow of the AAAS and recipient of the ISTS Lifetime Achievement respectively. Chris received his Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from Idaho State Award. University. His dissertation focused on the effect of livestock grazing, invasive plants, and altered fire regimes on the reproductive ecology of Great Basin Tim Cole was born and raised in the Chicago area, then moved to Texas in 1985. rattlesnakes. Chris’ current projects include the conservation of indigo snake Starting in the late 90's and into the mid-2000's, he was involved with breeding populations and longleaf pine ecosystems; ecology and conservation of timber Atrox morphs, Lepidus, and a few of the arboreal vipers. His signature Atrox morph rattlesnake populations and Appalachian ecosystems; and conservation of vipers. was the Patternless. Recently, a joint breeding project has produced the first Chris founded and chairs the IUCN Viper Specialist Group and serves as the Patternless Albino Atrox. As one of the founders of the Austin Herpetological nonprofit representative on the National Committee for Partners in Amphibian and Society in 2003, Tim has served as president and is currently the vice-president. Reptile Conservation. Chris has contributed to multiple scientific papers and has Tim owns Austin Reptile Service whose motto is "Conservation by Education". In written multiple book chapters including Modeling Snake Distribution and Habitat 2004, he developed of a state approved Herpetological Training Course for Animal in the recently published book titled Snakes: Ecology and Conservation. Chris is Control Officers. Tim conducts snake safety classes throughout the State of Texas currently writing a book titled, The Indigo Snake: A Complete Guide to their Biology, using snakes that are indigenous to that particular area of the State. His hobby is an Behavior, and Conservation. extensive “herp” library consisting of over 2000 titles.