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February zoom meeting at 7pm February 7, 2024
April GCHS Meeting Cancelled April 1, 2020 - November 30, -0001
September 2019 Meeting September 4, 2019
March 2019 GCHS Meeting March 6, 2019
December GCHS Meeting December 5, 2018 - November 30, -0001
November 2018 GCHS Meeting November 7, 2018
October GCHS Meeting October 3, 2018
September GCHS Meeting September 5, 2018
August GCHS Meeting August 1, 2018
July GCHS Meeting on JULY 11th. Not the 4th July 11, 2018
GCHS Picnic (Replaces normal May meeting) May 5, 2018
April GCHS Meeting April 4, 2018
March 2018 GCHS Meeting March 7, 2018
GCHS February Meeting February 7, 2018
January GCHS Meeting January 3, 2018
December GCHS Meeting December 6, 2017
November GCHS Meeting November 1, 2017 - November 30, -0001
October GCHS Meeting October 4, 2017
September GCHS Meeting September 6, 2017
July 2017 GCHS Meeting July 5, 2017
June 2017 GCHS Meeting June 7, 2017
April 2017 GCHS Meeting April 5, 2017
March 2017 GCHS Meeting March 1, 2017
February GCHS Meeting February 1, 2017
January 2017 GCHS Meeting January 4, 2017
December GCHS Meeting December 7, 2016
November GCHS Meeting November 2, 2016
October GCHS Meeting October 5, 2016
September GCHS Meeting September 7, 2016 - November 30, -0001
August GCHS Meeting August 3, 2016
July GCHS Meeting July 6, 2016
June GCHS Meeting June 1, 2016
5/14/16 - May GCHS Monthly Meeting DATE CHANGE May 14, 2016 - November 30, -0001
4/6/2016 - April GCHS Meeting April 6, 2016 - November 30, -0001
3/2/2016 - March GCHS Meeting March 2, 2016 - November 30, -0001
February GCHS Meeting February 3, 2016
January GCHS Meeting January 6, 2016 - November 30, -0001
November GCHS Meeting November 4, 2015 - November 30, -0001
GCHS October Meeting October 7, 2015 - November 30, -0001
GCHS September Meeting September 2, 2015
GCHS August Meeting August 5, 2015
July GCHS Meeting July 1, 2015
June GCHS Meeting June 3, 2015 - November 30, -0001
GCHS Summer Picnic May 16, 2015
April GCHS Meeting April 1, 2015
RESCHEDULED March GCHS Meeting March 18 RESCHEDULED March 18, 2015 - November 30, -0001
February GCHS Monthly Meeting February 4, 2015
January Monthly GCHS Meeting January 7, 2015
December Monthly GCHS Meeting December 3, 2014
November Monthly GCHS Meeting November 5, 2014
October Monthly Meeting October 1, 2014
Eddie Ehrman, Cave Geckos ~ September 3, 2014 meeting September 3, 2014 - November 30, -0001
July 2014 Monthly Meeting - Jennifer Newsome on Bearded Dragons July 2, 2014
June 2014 Monthly Meeting - GCHS Martin Memorial Grant Recipient Micah Perkins on Diets of Northern Water Snakes. June 4, 2014
May 2014 Monthly Meeting - Meeting in the Field May 17, 2014 - November 30, -0001
April 2014 Monthly Meeting - Shawn Trimbach with a Venomous Talk and Demonstration. April 2, 2014 - November 30, -0001
March 2014 Monthly Meeting - Eddie Ehrman on Axolotls. March 5, 2014 - November 30, -0001
February 2014 Monthly Meeting HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER. February 5, 2014
January 2014 Monthly Meeting - Wes Harleman on Breeding and Husbandry of Dart Frogs January 7, 2014 - November 30, -0001
December 2013 Meeting & Annual Christmas Party: Speaker TBA December 4, 2013 - November 30, -0001
November 2013 CMC Union Terminal Thanksgiving Show November 29-30, 2013
November 2013 Monthly Meeting - Anddi Shepard will be sharing with us on Crested Geckos. November 6, 2013 - November 30, -0001
October 2013 Monthly Meeting - Jim Anno will be presenting on Herp Photography. Bring your cameras and your notepads�this will be a very educational talk! October 2, 2013 - November 30, -0001
September 2013 Monthly Meeting - we are still looking for a speaker. Send suggestions to Matt Fille at [email protected] September 4, 2013 - November 30, -0001
August 2013 Monthly Meeting featuring "Reptile Game and Quiz Night" August 7, 2013 - November 30, -0001
July 2013 Monthly Meeting featuring GCHS VP, Matt Fille speaking on breeding tortoises. July 3, 2013
LEWS Field Trip June 29-30, 2013
June Monthly Meeting: Meeting in the Field June 8, 2013
Cave Salamander Field Trip May 18, 2013 - November 30, -0001
22nd Annual Herpetology Weekend at Natural Bridge State Park in Red River Gorge, Slade, KY May 10-12, 2013
May Monthly Meeting: GCHS Vice President Matthew Fille with "Lessons Learned from Breeding and Raising Tortoises." May 1, 2013 - November 30, -0001
April Monthly Meeting: Deron Detwiler speaking on captive care of large constrictors. April 3, 2013
March Monthly Meeting: Speaker is tenative, more details to follow. March 6, 2013
February Monthly Meeting: Jerry Sturgill, herp enthusiast and GCHS Member presenting on the Sistrurus group February 6, 2013
January Monthly Meeting: Mike Schornak, GCHS Member and Miami University student, on Egg Eating Snakes January 2, 2013
Cin City Reptile Show December 9, 2012
December 2012 Meeting & Annual Christmas Party: Professor & Students from Wittenberg University: Variable Kingsnake Research & Breeding December 5, 2012 - November 30, -0001
November Monthly Meeting: Ron Bischoff, herp enthusiast, on Breeding Ball Pythons November 7, 2012 - November 30, -0001
Cin City Reptile Show November 4, 2012
Cin City Reptile Show October 7, 2012
Native Flora and Fauna of Brown County by GCHS Member Mary Jo White October 4, 2012
October Monthly Meeting: Dr. Bruce Gallardo, DVM with Pfister Animal Hospital October 3, 2012 - November 30, -0001
Cin City Reptile Show September 9, 2012
September Monthly Meeting: Eric of Cedar Bog presenting on the Cedar Bog Nature Preserve September 5, 2012
Cin City Reptile Show August 12, 2012
August 2012 Monthly Meeting featuring GCHS Member Al Winstel August 1, 2012
GCHS Announces its first annual Educational Reptile Display & Sale at the Cincinnati Nature Center Rowe Woods. July 28, 2012 - November 30, -0001
July 2012 Meeting: Dennis Blankenship of Magical Geckos July 11, 2012
Cin City Reptile Show July 8, 2012
Cin City Reptile Show June 10, 2012
June 2012 GCHS Meeting June 9, 2012 - November 30, -0001
LEWS 2012 Trip Lake Erie Water Snake Research Trip June 1-3, 2012
Cin City Reptile Show May 13, 2012
21st Annual Herpetology Weekend at Red River Gorge May 11-13, 2012
May 2012 GCHS Meeting May 2, 2012
April 2012 GCHS Meeting April 4, 2012
Cin City Reptile Show April 1, 2012
Cedar Bog Conservation Work Day March 24, 2012
Snake Road Spring 2012 Trip March 16-18, 2012
Cin City Reptile Show March 11, 2012
March 2012 GCHS Meeting March 7, 2012
Cin City Reptile Show February 12, 2012
February 2012 Meeting featuring Richard D Durtsche, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Curator of Zoological Collections, Department of Biological Sciences at the Northern Kentucky University February 1, 2012 - November 30, -0001
January 2012 Meeting featuring Terry Dunham: Breeding Honduran Milk Snake and Arizona Mountain Kingsnake color varieties January 4, 2012 - November 30, -0001
December 2011 Meeting & Annual Christmas Party December 7, 2011
November 2011 Meeting: Speaker will be Mark Mackey on stream salamander research in the Appalachian Mountains November 2, 2011
October 2011 Meeting: Dr. Bruce Jayne from the University of Cincinnati presenting on his research regarding "How Arboreal Snakes Move" October 5, 2011 - November 30, -0001
September 2011 Meeting: Dr. Dan Meakin September 7, 2011 - November 30, -0001
Fall Snake Road Trip - Dates will be set as the time nears based upon years' worth of data predicting the biannual movement. September 1-30, 2011
Annual Hellbender Survey Field Trip August 20-21, 2011
August 3, 2011 Meeting: August 3, 2011
July 30, 2011 Meeting: July 30, 2011 - November 30, -0001
LEWS 2011 Trip June 3-5, 2011
June 1, 2011 Meeting: June 1, 2011 - November 30, -0001
May 6-8 Herpetology Weekend in Red River Gorge May 6-8, 2011
May 4, 2011 Meeting: May 4, 2011
Spring Snake Road Field Trip April 16-23, 2011
April 6, 2011 Meeting: Peter Shadix on Herping in Ecuador. April 6, 2011
Cedar Bog Habitat Restoration March 20, 2011
February 2011 Meeting:  Mike Schornak, Presentation will focus on his recent trip to Belize and the herps of the area February 2, 2011
January 2011 Meeting: Speakers Anne-Frances and Ananth Miller January 5, 2011
December 2010 Meeting & Holiday Party: Speakers Will Peak and Phil Bird December 1, 2010
November 2010 Meeting: GCHS Members GCHS Members Photo Contest and Herp Room Setup Photo Display November 3, 2010
2010 Midwest Herpetological Symposium: Hosted by the St. Louis Herpetological Society Pit Viper Research, Herping Costa Rica, Turtles of SW Missouri, Hellbender Research and Husbandry, Conservation Efforts Locally & Nationally October 22-24, 2010
October 2010 Meeting: Phil Nicodemo Snake anatomy, locomotion, striking, feeding, and blood circulation October 6, 2010
Fall Snake Road Trip 2010: Led by Jim Anno Visit the infamous Snake Road in Southern Illinois October 1-3, 2010
September 2010 Meeting: Danna Baxley, Kentucky Naturalist Special Presentation on Macroclemys temminckii, the alligator snapping turtle in KY September 1, 2010
August 2010 Meeting: GCHS Members and their Collections This SATURDAY meeting will consist of Live Animal Displays and Demonstrations August 7, 2010
July 2010 Meeting:  Meeting in the Field This SATURDAY meeting will consist of a members picnic and a field survey of the reptiles and amphibians at CNC July 10, 2010
June 2010 Meeting: Speaker, Paul Krusling Updated Distribution of Softshell Turtles in Ohio June 2, 2010
Natural Bridge State Park Herpetology Weekend 2010 May 7-9, 2010
May 2010 Meeting:  Les Meade, Washington Presentation will include herping and herps in the state of Washington May 5, 2010
April 2010 Meeting:   Tracy Mackey, Graduate Student at the University of Cincinnati   She will present the findings of the population survey of the introduced wall lizard (Podarcis muralis) in Cincinnati. April 7, 2010
Semi-Annual Union Terminal Reptile Outreach Program: At Cincinnati Museum Center Union Terminal Featuring: Photo with a snake! March 20-21, 2010
GCHS Conservation Event: Cedar Bog Habitat Restoration Cedar Bog, Urbana, OH March 14, 2010
Semi-Annual Krohn Conservatory Reptile Outreach Program: At Eden Park Krohn Conservatory Featuring: Photo with a snake! March 6-7, 2010
March 2010 Meeting:   Kristen Wiley and Jim Harrison of the Kentucky Reptile Zoo  Venom: What's the Problem? March 3, 2010
February 2010 Meeting:   Dr. Dan Meakin ? All Creatures Animal Hospital   Basic Husbandry and Medical Problems of the Eastern Box Turtle February 3, 2010
January 2010 Meeting:   Jim Anno ? GCHS Vice President  Herp Photography Techniques, Tips, and Tricks January 6, 2010
December 2009 Meeting and Holiday Party:   Peter Taylor; Zoo Keeper and Herp Enthusiast Black Caiman in Guyana & An Overview of Guyana's Herptefauna December 2, 2009
November 2009 Meeting:   Greg , GCHS Member   Herping in the Shawnee State Park November 4, 2009
October 2009 Meeting:   Don Troike, Wilmington College   Anatomy, Physiology, & Natural History of Reptiles October 7, 2009
October 2009 Board Meeting October 7, 2009
Protest of Wilmington City Council's Proposal to Ban Exotic Pets October 1, 2009
September Field Trip:   Weekend Herping Trip at Snake Road   Indiana September 25-27, 2009
September 2009 Meeting:   Joe Greathouse   Hellbender Conservation in Oglebay State Park September 2, 2009
August Field Trip:   Hellbender Survey in Oglebay State Park   Wheeling, WV August 21-23, 2009
August 2009 Meeting:   Cincinnati Nature Center: Field Work   Meeting in the Field! August 5, 2009
July 2009 Meeting:   John Chausmer:   Breeding Boas July 1, 2009
June 2009 Meeting:   Rob Steubing:   The Herpetological Delights of Borneo June 10, 2009
Lake Erie Water Snake Project:   OSU?s Stone Lab:   Weekend of Herping for Lake Erie Water Snakes June 5-7, 2009
May 2009 Meeting:   Brittany Gibson:   Herpetology Weekend 2009: Herping in Red River Gorge May 6, 2009
Herpetology Weekend 2009   Natural Bridge State Park, Slade, KY May 1-3, 2009
April 2009 Meeting:   Jeff Dawson:   Herping Vietnam and Thailand April 1, 2009
 February 2009 Meeting: Larry and Kyle Becker,  Snake Road! March 4, 2009
Auction at the House of Tropicals February 27-28, 2009
February 2009 Meeting:   Mike Schornak:   Indian Adventure February 4, 2009
January 2009 Meeting:   Dr. Michelle Boone:   Amphibian Conservation January 7, 2009
GCHS Board Meeting December 19, 2008
December, 2008 Meeting & HOLIDAY PARTY:   Chris Bauer:   African Herping December 3, 2008
November 2008 Meeting:   Will Bird and Phil Peak:   Hunting and Conserving Snakes in Kentucky November 5, 2008
October, 2008 Meeting:   John Agnew:  Hunting the False Gharial October 1, 2008
Sept 3, 2008 Meeting:   GCHS Conservation Team:   HELLBENDERS! September 3, 2008
August, 2008 Meeting:   Dean & Nick Alessandrini:   California Desert Herping August 5, 2008
July, 2008 Meeting:   Jeff Davis:   Central American Herping July 2, 2008
GCHS Event:   AUCTION!  June 28, 2008
June, 2008 Meeting:   Matt Fille:   Monitor Lizards - Captive Care and Maintenence June 4, 2008
May, 2008 Meeting:   Beth Cortright  2008 Trip to Galapagos Islands May 7, 2008
Herpetology Weekend at Natural Bridge State Park May 2-3, 2008
Habitat Conservation Day at Cedar Bog April 26, 2008
April, 2008 Meeting:   Kristen Wiley, Kentucky Reptile Zoo   KY Timber Rattlesnake Study April 2, 2008
Ohio Amphibian Research and Conservation Conference March 15, 2008
Habitat Conservation Day at Spring Valley March 12, 2008
March 2008 Meeting:   Jason Folt:   An Arizona Herping Adventure March 5, 2008
GCHS at Western Wildlife Corridor Meeting February 28, 2008
Live Animal Display at the Krohn Conservatory February 23-24, 2008
February, 2008 Meeting:   Adam Mann:   2007 Herp Inventory in W. Kentucky WMAs. February 6, 2008
January, 2008 Meeting:   Grady Calhoun and Dean Alessandrini:   Results of Herp Survey of the Cincinnati Nature Center January 2, 2008
New GCHS Forum!  Come check it out, join in the discussions and share some pictures! January 1, 2008
GCHS HOLIDAY MEETING- Jeff Davis December 5, 2007
November, 2007 Meeting:   Carl Brune:   Herping Southern Ohio November 7, 2007
October, 2007 Meeting:   Jason Folt and Dean Alessandrini,  Exotic Reptiles in Florida October 3, 2007
 September 2007 Meeting:   Marc Frevola:   Using herps for learning in the classroom September 5, 2007
 August 2007 Meeting:   Dr. Dan Meakin:   Snake Anatomy August 1, 2007
 July Monthly Meeting: Phil Peak and Will Bird,  Snake Conservation in Kentucky July 11, 2007
 July Educational Program: Reptiles Round the Winery,  Harmony Hill Vineyards July 7, 2007
 SPOTLIGHT MEETING: JOSEPH T. COLLINS  June 14, 2007
May, 2008 Meeting:   Jeff Davis:   Central American Herping June 4, 2007
May, 2008 Meeting:   Jeff Davis:   Central American Herping June 4, 2007
 May Monthly Meeting: Neil Cornell,  Field Herping: a Systemic Perspective May 2, 2007
March, 2007 Meeting:   Jim Harrison / Kristen Wiley, Venom Extraction March 7, 2007
 January, 2007 Meeting:  Jason Folt, Adventures from Snake Road January 3, 2007
GCHS HOLIDAY MEETING: Grady Calhoun / Dean Alessandrini 2006 GCHS Conservation Projects December 6, 2006
November, 2006 Meeting:  Kristen Stanford: Conservation efforts of two Ohio species: The Eastern Fox Snake and the Lake Erie Water Snake November 1, 2006
October, 2006 Meeting:  Glen Schulte:  Herps of Costa Rica October 4, 2006
September, 2006 Meeting:  Danna Baxley:  Field Study of the Rare Black Pine Snake in Mississippi September 13, 2006
MIDWEST PARC 2006 ANNUAL MEETING September 7-9, 2006
August 2006 Meeting  Tim Sisson Western Wildlife Corridor August 2, 2006
July, 2006 Meeting:  Brian Horne: Herping the Daly River and other adventures in the Northern Territory, Australia July 5, 2006
Shawnee Herp Weekend Conference and Field Trip May 19-21, 2006
* JOE COLLINS PRESENTATION ! * May 17, 2006
May, 2006 Meeting  Michael Graziano: Notes on Successful Captive Maintenence and Breeding of Salamanders May 3, 2006
April, 2006 Meeting   Carl R. Brune:  Herping the Deserts of California April 5, 2006
 Ohio Reptile Research and Conservation Conference March 11, 2006
March, 2006 Meeting   Jeffrey G. Davis:   Frogs of Ohio March 1, 2006
February, 2006 Meeting:  Scott Shupe:  Venomous Snakes of the US February 1, 2006
January, 2006 Meeting   Jason Folt:   Winter Field Herping January 4, 2006
November, 2005 Meeting  Polly Whittaker: Alternative Habitat Design November 2, 2005
October, 2005 Monthly Meeting: Gary W. Gerald: Ecology of the Rare Northern Pine Snake. October 5, 2005
 September, 2005 Monthly Meeting: Brian Horne Adventures of a Tropical Herpetologist: Stories from Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, and Brazil September 7, 2005
 July Monthly Meeting: Phil Peak and Will Bird, Snakes of Kentucky July 6, 2005
 June Monthly Meeting: Pete Strimple, June 1, 2005
 May, 2005 Monthly Meeting: Meet the Members and their Herp Interests May 4, 2005
 Herpetology Weekend at Natural Bridge State Park April 22-24, 2005
  GCHS Day at The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden April 16, 2005
 April, 2005 Meeting:   Jim Harrison, Snake Bite Envenomation:Prevention and Treatment April 6, 2005
 March, 2005 Meeting:   Greg Lipps, Ohio Herp Conservation March 2, 2005
 February, 2005 Meeting:  Jason Folt, Field Herping in Southern Ohio February 2, 2005
January, 2005 Meeting: Herp Quiz January 5, 2005
November 2004 Monthly Meeting November 3, 2004
October 2004 Monthly Meeting October 6, 2004
September 2004 Monthly Meeting September 1, 2004
August 2004 Monthly Meeting August 4, 2004
June Meeting June 2, 2004
GCHS Day at The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden April 16, 2004
GCHS Day at The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden April 16, 2004
April Meeting April 7, 2004
March Meeting March 3, 2004
Educational Program at Krohn Conservatory February 21-22, 2004
February Meeting February 4, 2004
January Meeting January 7, 2004
Lake Erie Watersnake Field Trip December 31, 1969 - November 30, -0001
December 2013 Meeting & Annual Christmas Party: December 31, 1969 - November 30, -0001
May GCHS Meeting PICNIC December 31, 1969 - November 30, -0001
June GCHS Meeting December 31, 1969 - June 6, 2018
February 2019 GCHS Meeting December 31, 1969 - February 6, 2019
Venomous Snake Bites in the USA April 3, 0209 - April 3, 2019

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