2025 VHS Events

June

2025 HerpBlitz

** Registration has closed. The survey is full **

When: Saturday June 14th (9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.) and Sunday June 15th (9:00 a.m. - noon)

Location: Crooked Creek WMA in Carroll County

2025 VHS Toby's Point and
Land's End WMA Herpetological Survey
Survey Summary

You all rocked it out today! I wanted to thank all of you for braving the humidity and putting in an amazing effort. Also, a special thanks goes to Evan Spears and Sonja Castellanos for being great site leaders and taking spectacular notes (that makes my job much easier when I start my write up… in a few months when I forget everything 😅).

I tallied up everything and we found 150 individuals of 23 species covering every taxa in reptile (native to VA)! Highlights include: an Eastern Copperhead in a swamp habitat, a juvenile Eastern Spadefoot, and an Eastern Musk Turtle (which is a county record for King George).

If you all have pictures, I created a google drive folder for you all to upload them. Just make sure you create your own folder with your name so I can give you credit if I use the photo. I uploaded some photos here too (it made the email bounce back).

Thanks again, and I hope to see you all soon!

Group Photo

Spotted Salamander

Eastern Musk Turtle

Little Brown Skink

Do you see the Copperhead?

Eastern Copperhead

Red-spotted Newt

Woodland Box Turtle

May

Spring Meeting & Survey with the
North Carolina Herpetological Society
Summary

The VHS partnered with the North Carolina Herpetological Society this past weekend (May 18th–19th) for the annual spring survey event in Staunton River State Park + Staunton River Battlefield State Park in Halifax County, VA. The Saturday full-day Survey was attended by over 40 participants, with multiple groups covering different sections and contributing to a comprehensive species checklist for the park. On Sunday, 16 individuals contributed and were able to capture more of the parks' diversity during this half-day event. We are grateful to all of our survey participants––we are able to put together these incredibly useful checklists through your continued contributions and support, and we hope to see you again at future VHS herp survey events!