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Reptile Appreciation Workshop – AT
August 3 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
$40A day of presentations on the wonders of reptiles featuring live animals on site!
Topics include Evolution of reptiles, Alligators, Snakes of North Central Texas, Green Anoles, Red-Ear Sliders.
$40 registration through EventBrite.com
A light breakfast and lunch are included in registration fees.
Please email [email protected] with any questions.
Agenda
8:30 – 9:00 am: Registration, coffee, and light breakfast
9:00 – 9:10 am: Welcome and Introduction to Speakers – Sam Kieschnick, Urban Wildlife Biologist with Texas Parks and Wildlife
9:10 – 10:00 am: Evolution of Reptiles – Corey Roekle, University of Texas instructor and herpetologist
10:00– 11:00 am: Alligators in Texas – Jonathan Warner, Alligator Program Leader with TPWD
11:00– Noon: Snakes of North Central Texas – Michael Smith, author of Mindfulness in Nature, naturalist and herpetologist
Noon – 1:00 pm: Lunch (provided on site)
1:00 – 1:30 pm: Green Anoles – Carsyn Bennett, DFW Urban Wildlife Intern TPWD
1:30-2:15 pm: Red-eared Sliders – Rachel Richter, TPWD Urban Wildlife Biologist
2:15 – 3:00 pm: History of Hating Snakes – and how to change! – Sam Kieschnick, DFW Urban Wildlife Biologist
