This annual competition is now sponsored by Peregrine Livefoods who are generously donating prizes of £125, £75, & £50 for the top 3 winners.

A conference event hosted by the Advancing Herpetological Husbandry group and the British Herpetological Society, focusing on emerging trends in husbandry.

This very popular joint annual meeting is suitable for herpetologists young and old  - attendees can be assured of a warm welcome and a range of great speakers.  Full details of the event and program are on the meeting flyer below - we would be delighted to see you there.

BHS / T&CHG joint meeting 2017

The popular Venom Day event is once again being held at Bangor University - on Saturday November 18th.

See the poster for details.  Bookings can be made here:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/venom-day-2017-tickets-38589835236

Venom Day 2017

The program and full details of this popular annual meeting can be found on the event flyer here: ARC - BHS Joint Meeting 2017

(Full details of how to register are shown in the flyer)

The BHS AGM is this year being held at Drayton Manor Park, near Tamworth - to coincide with a day of reptile husbandry workshops at the same venue

 The popular annual photographic competition will again be held and judged at the AGM

Please join us for the very popular annual joint meeting, held in Amersham in conjunction with the Thames and Chiltern Group.  As usual we have a great speaker line up, with topics that will appeal to anyone with an interest in herpetology.

Very much a family friendly event - all welcome!    As ever there will be displays of captive bred animals along with a range of books, prints and dry goods for sale.

UPDATE:  Following the sad and unexpected passing of John Pickett recently, the 2018 Amersham meeting is dedicated to his memory. The program has been amended to reflect this - updated program can be found below.

Full details of the meeting here: BHS Amersham 2018

In association with partner Madagascar travel specialists `TAILORMADE AFRICA' , BHS Conservation Officer Jan Clemons is  organising a privately guided trip to Madagascar for the British Herpetological Society autumn 2018.

The Symposium commemorates the 50th anniversary of the death of Maxwell Knight, the famous naturalist and renowned MI5 agent. It will recount and reassess his life and work in the 21^st century, with reference to contemporary environmental issues such as species conservation, captive-breeding of endangered species and public education. Literature and specimens from Maxwell Knight’s collection, including long-lost manuscripts from his original filing cabinet, will be on display. During breaks and at the end of the symposium there will be a showing of Maxwell Knight’s original television/lecture films.

The annual  ARC - BHS joint scientific meeting is once again being held in the delightful and imposing home of the Bournemouth Natural Science Society.

See here for more details of the Society and Museum : Bournemouth Natural Science Society

See the ARC page here for full details of the meeting,  program and how to book : Joint Scientific Meeting 2018

For our 2019 AGM, we're fortunate to have the excellent facilities of Hadlow College in Tonbridge, Kent.  Many BHS members will be aware of the National Centre for Reptile Welfare, based at the college - which will be open for tours during the day. This new state of the art reptile rescue centre has already started taking in animals.

Click 'Full Details' below for more information, to download the AGM programme and to find out about entering the 2019 BHS Photographic Competition.

Bridging the Gap - Shared Expertise is Critical to Better Husbandry

Programme and Registration for the Saturday Workshops.

Bridging the Gap - Shared Expertise is Critical to Better Husbandry

Programme and Registration for the Sunday Conference.

Full details of the 2019 annual joint BHS / Thames and Chilterns Herpetological Group meeting are now available!

Once again we have a great line up of speakers and topics for this always popular event, held in Amersham, Buckinghamshire. With displays of captive bred live animals plus books, art, photography and more, this is a great event for all age ranges - so please do join us if you can!

S.R.A.S Breeders Meeting  - the BHS Education and Young Herpetologists team will have tables at this meeting, so please do go along and say hello! 

The Joint Scientific Meeting run by ARC and the British Herpetological Society (BHS) will be held at the Bournemouth Natural Science Society museum on Saturday 30th November 2019. This is a very popular one day conference with science and research based presentations from the UK and overseas and ends with a raffle which raises funds for various great herpetofauna related causes. 

The BHS is again delighted  to support Bangor University in the staging of Venom Day 2019.  With an exciting and  full packed day of great talks and speakers, we expect the event to be very well attended, as ever.

Conference now regretably cancelled due to the rapidly evolving Coronavirus situation!

BHS AGM NOW CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS

You didn't think we'd skip it for 2020 , did you??    The joint ARC / BHS annual Scientific Meeting will be held on December 5th as an online event - click link below for full details!

Scientific Meeting 2020

The BHS  Annual General Meeting moves online for the first time! 

This year's ARC-BHS Joint Scientific Meeting will be running virtually (via Zoom) once again, giving attendees the chance to enjoy live talks on sand lizard reintroduction, smooth snakes, great crested newts, non-native geckos in Florida and urban adders – with an opportunity for questions after each talk.

For full program details and to book tickets, please go here:  Scientific Meeting 2021

NOTE: tickets cannot be booked via the BHS website for this event