CELEBRATE THE SNAKE

Snake Week is a week to celebrate snakes! It encompasses World Snake Day on 16 July and encourages snake awareness, coexistence, and snake safety. During Snake Week, dozens of conservation groups, scientists, zoos, museums, herpetological societies, and more will hold special events, in person and online, celebrating the world of snakes.

 

There are in-person and online events happening all over the world - see snakeweek.org/events to see what is happening near you and to find online events that all are welcome to attend.

 

We need your help in spreading the word about Snake Week! Here is how to help:

1. Forward this email to people you know who are interested in snakes and other wildlife. 

2. Invite your friends to the webinars below via the Facebook links.

3. "Like" Snake Week on social media (Facebook, Instagram, and Bluesky) and share our posts from there. 

 

There is an official series of six 1-hr webinars, plus we have partnered with the IUCN Snake Specialist Group on another series of seven 30-min webinars. See below for registration links, and please share widely!

 

As part of Snake Week, webinars have been created from the best snake scientists and conservationists around the globe to wow you with the world of snakes. Register for the webinars now at: snakeweek.org/webinars.

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Official webinar series

These talks are one hour total with Q&A, and the times listed below are Pacific Daylight Time (PDT GMT-07:00). More information, time zone converter, and registration links are here: snakeweek.org/webinars

 

Rom Whitaker (India)

Snakes, Drugs and Rock & Roll

Mon, July 14 at 7:30PM PDT

 

Rulon Clark (California, USA)

Using “Next Generation” Natural History Approaches to Study the Hunting and Feeding Behaviors of Snakes

Wed, July 16 at 3PM PDT

 

Rick Shine (Australia)

Using Research to Conserve Australian Snakes

Wed, July 16 at 5PM PDT

 

Jesús Rivas (Venezuela)

The Great Serpent: Disentangling the Secrets of the World’s Largest Snake

Thu, July 17 at 4PM PDT

 

Jazz Torres Ong (Philippines)

The King and I: Stories and Lessons from a Life Among King Cobras in the Philippines

Thu, July 17 at 6PM PDT

 

Hiral Naik (South Africa)

Scales and Stories: Encounters with Africa’s Most Misunderstood Creatures

Fri, July 18 at 9AM PDT

 

IUCN webinar series, organized by John Murphy

These talks are 30 min total with Q&A, and the time zone is Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) (click Facebook event links below to see the events in your time zone).

 

Rachel Pikstein (Arizona, USA)

Removing Rose-Colored Glasses in Research: Ecology, Mimicry and Crypsis in Serpents

Sun, July 13 at 5PM PDT

 

Brooke Bessesen (Arizona, USA)

The Fascinating (and oft-overlooked) World of Sea Snakes

Mon, 14 July at 5PM PDT

 

R. Graham Reynolds (North Carolina, USA)

Boas of the West Indies

Tues, 15 July at 2PM PDT

 

Claudia Koch (Bonn, Germany)

The Invisible Snakes: A Journey through the World of Scolecophidia

Wed, 16 July at 8AM PDT

 

Justin Bernstein (New Jersey, USA)

Buried Biodiversity: Uncovering the Diversity of Mud Snakes in Asia

Thu, 17 July at 3PM PDT

 

Jenny Daltry (UK)

How the "World's Rarest Snake" Was Saved – and What This Means For Other Endangered Caribbean Snakes

Fri, 18 July at 9AM PDT

 

Michael Cardwell (Arizona, USA)

Are Burrow-dwelling Rattlesnakes Succumbing Underground to Record Breaking Heat?

Sat, 19 July at 5PM PDT

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Thanks, folks! 

Emily, Melissa, and Christina (your Snake Week 2025 organizers)

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