Herper of the Month - December 2004
| Though Phil enjoys taking the occasional road trip out of state, his primary herping focus has always been in his home state of Kentucky. He is currently the Vice President of the Kentucky Herpetological Society, and a herp consultant for the state of KY species conservation program. |
| Starting late this past summer, Phil has been assisting in a herp study at Mammoth Cave National Park. Along with his friend and regular field partner, Will Bird, they have been doing research on corn snakes in Kentucky. |
| Collecting natural history observations, as well as meristical data, on this isolated population of snakes for several years. They plan on submitting they're work for publication in 2005. |
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