2009 Events
Reptile Day at the Virginia Living Museum
The annual Reptile Weekend at the Virginia Living Museum was held February 14-16, 2009. Participants included the Virginia Herpetological Society, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, and the Virginia Aquarium Stranding Team. Visitors also could enjoy craft activities, story time, story telling, and live animal shows. The feature animals of the weekend were a Galapagos Tortoise, large Burmese Python, and a Black and White Spitting Cobra. Over 4,300 visitors came to the museum to enjoy Reptile Weekend.
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VHS 2009 Annual Spring Survey
Date: May 1st - 3rd
Location: Occoneechee State Park
Area Map
Known and Likely Herps of Occoneechee State Park
Survey Summary
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Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge - Snake Force One
Date: May 16th
Event Summary
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Scarlet Kingsnake Blitz
Date: June 13th - 14th
Location: Smith Mountain Lake State Park and surrounding area.
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Fourth Annual HerpBlitz
Date: July 10th - 12th
Location: Breaks Interstate Park
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Resource Ramble III
Date: August 29th
Location: Camp Powhatan Blue Ridge Scout Reservation
Survey Summary
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Virginia Natural History Society
presents
"Historical Explorations into Virginia's
Natural History”
Date: Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009
Location: Virginia Museum of Natural
History in
Martinsville, Va.
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Where: Three Lakes Nature Center & Aquarium - 400 Sausiluta Dr., Richmond, VA 23227
When: October 24, 2009