Learn all about the snakes of Illinois and beyond! The Boone County Conservation District is offering a guided snake hike around Spencer Conservation Area as well as a lecture about how a long-forgotten snake was rediscovered in Mexico all these years later.

Guided Snake Hike from 5:00 - 6:00 PM: Join BCCD's Natural Resources Manager, Aaron Minson, on a guided snake hike around Spencer Conservation Area to talk about local snakes and their habitats!

Lecture: Herpetologica Miscellanea Mexicana presented by Nathan Kutok from 6:30-7:30 PM: Nathan J. Kutok is an undergraduate students and Scientific Affiliate at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, Illinois. His current research interests are broadly centered around the taxonomy, systematics, and natural history of Garter snakes and their allies, particularly those from middle America. In his presentation, Herpetologica Miscellanea Mexicana, Nathan will summarize two years of research in Mexico, which attempts to clarify the taxonomic status of the Thamnophis in the Sierra Madre Oriental, including the description of a new species.

Registration is required for one or both of these programs. To register, please call 815-547-7935 or email dgrelecki@gmail.com.