Suzanne and Joe Collins attending the first World Congress of Herpetology in Caterbury, UK.
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A part of Joe Collins' extended herpetological family, Kelly Irwin, Emily Moriarty, Joe Collins, Suzanne Collins, and Travis Taggart.
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Stan Roth (Lawrence), Ken Brunson (Pratt), Dwight Platt (Newton), Bill Busby (Baldwin City), and Joe Collins have an in depth discussion of Kansas herpetology at the KHS Annual meeting in Emporia.
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Joe and Suzanne Collins taking photos of a Prairie Rattlesnake in Custer State Park, South Dakota.
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Suzanne Collins, Juanita Hunter, Mike Rochford, John Stoklosa, Curtis Schmidt, and Joe Collins taking a break from herping on St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge, Florida.
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Joe riding the barge between Port St. Joe, Florida and St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge.
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Suzanne and Joe Collins posing with a Massasauga outside the Sternberg Museum of Natural History in Hays.
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Cnah.org... the website for the Center for North American Herpetology that Joe created and directed until his death.
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Joe Collins telling a budding herpetologist all about the Ornate Box Turtle he had just caught during a KHS field trip to Wilson County, Kansas.
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Kelly Irwin, Joe Collins, and Travis Taggart during a KHS Annual Meeting in Lawrence, Kansas.
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Joe Collins showing off a Western Rat Snake found in Linn County, Kansas.
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Joe with a group of herpers from Kansas and Kentucky in Apalachicola, Florida.
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Joe and Suzanne Collins somewhere in Kansas.
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Joe Collins with a days work of pickled specimens collected in Custer State Park, South Dakota.
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Joe Collins photos Courtesy Larry L. Miller
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Joe Collins photos Courtesy Larry L. Miller
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Joe Collins photos Courtesy Larry L. Miller
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Joe Collins photos Courtesy Larry L. Miller
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Joe Collins photos Courtesy Larry L. Miller
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Joe Collins photos Courtesy Larry L. Miller
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Joe Collins photos Courtesy Larry L. Miller
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Joe Collins photos Courtesy Larry L. Miller
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Joe Collins photos Courtesy Larry L. Miller
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Joe Collins photos Courtesy Larry L. Miller
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Joe Collins photos Courtesy Larry L. Miller
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Joe Collins photos Courtesy Larry L. Miller
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Joe Collins photos Courtesy Larry L. Miller
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Joe Collins photos Courtesy Larry L. Miller
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Joe Collins studies a lizard in his lab in the basement of his Lawrence, Kan., home. The lizard, preserved in alcohol, was found in Topeka.
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Suzanne and Joe Collins look over a 64-inch Western Rat Snake that was captured during the Kansas Herpetological Society's Spring 2003 Field Trip April 26 at the Wilson State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area. During the field trip, at least 35 species of snakes and reptiles were gathered. That is nearly a third of the 98 species that are located in Kansas.
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Joe Collins, a Herpetological Society member, holds an adult Lined Snake found on the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve during the spring count. (2000)
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Volunteers from the Kansas Herpetological Society and the University of Kansas gathered with scientist Joe Collins in the Flint Hills in 2009 to capture, record and release reptiles and amphibians. Collins organized these twice-a-year scientific round-ups as a way to study and record the life of animals county by county throughout the state of Kansas.
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Among the finds were several dozen ringneck snakes found by Joe Collins in early April at the Marais des Cygnes Wildlife Area in eastern Kansas. Joe Collins is director of the Center for North American Herpetology in Lawrence. In the background are fellow herpetologists Mike Rochford and Ginny Weatherman.
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Volunteers from the Kansas Herpetological Society and the University of Kansas gathered with scientist Joe Collins in the Flint Hills in 2009 to capture, record and release reptiles and amphibians. Collins organized these twice-a-year scientific round-ups as a way to study and record the life of animals county by county throughout the state of Kansas.
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Suzanne Collins laughs while pausing from photographing a ringneck snake in early April at the Marais des Cygnes Wildlife Area in eastern Kansas. Her husband, Joe Collins, is director of the Center for North American Herpetology in Lawrence.
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Volunteers from the Kansas Herpetological Society and the University of Kansas gathered with scientist Joe Collins in the Flint Hills in 2009 to capture, record and release reptiles and amphibians. Collins organized these twice-a-year scientific round-ups as a way to study and record the life of animals county by county throughout the state of Kansas.
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Working together, Joe and Suzanne Collins photograph a ringneck snake in early April at the Marais des Cygnes Wildlife Area in eastern Kansas. Joe Collins is director of the Center for North American Herpetology in Lawrence.
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Joe Collins studies a 64 inch Western Rat Snake during the Kansas Herpetological Society's Spring 2003 Field Trip April 26 at the Wilson State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area. During the field trip, at least 35 species of snakes and reptiles were gathered. That is nearly a third of the 98 species that are located in Kansas.
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Joe and Suzanne Collins lift pieces of corrugated metal while hunting snakes and other reptiles in early April at the Marais des Cygnes Wildlife Area in eastern Kansas. The metal was put down by Collins in several areas of the wildlife area to attract reptiles. Joe Collins director of the Center for North American Herpetology in Lawrence.
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Volunteers from the Kansas Herpetological Society and the University of Kansas gathered with scientist Joe Collins in the Flint Hills in 2009 to capture, record and release reptiles and amphibians. Collins organized these twice-a-year scientific round-ups as a way to study and record the life of animals county by county throughout the state of Kansas.
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Herpetologists Joe Collins, left, his wife, Suzanne, students Ginny Weatherman and Mike Rochford walk into the Marais des Cygnes Wildlife Area in eastern Kansas in early April. Joe Collins is director of the Center for North American Herpetology in Lawrence. April is the only month snakes are active during the daytime.
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Volunteers from the Kansas Herpetological Society and the University of Kansas gathered with scientist Joe Collins in the Flint Hills in 2009 to capture, record and release reptiles and amphibians. Collins organized these twice-a-year scientific round-ups as a way to study and record the life of animals county by county throughout the state of Kansas.
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Joe Collins works in a lab in the basement of his home in Lawrence, Kan. while taking DNA samples from chorus frogs. He is preparing to cut into the chest area of this frog to collect DNA samples.
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A copperhead snake stares at the camera while Joe Collins studies it during the Kansas Herpetological Society's Spring 2003 Field Trip April 26 at the Wilson State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area. During the field trip, at least 35 species of snakes and reptiles were gathered. That is nearly a third of the 98 species that are located in Kansas.
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Joe Collins works in a lab in the basement of his home in Lawrence, Kan., while taking DNA samples from chorus frogs. The samples are sent to a lab in Texas.
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With a box turtle in hand, Joe Collins records all the animals found during the Kansas Herpetological Society's Spring 2003 Field Trip April 26 at the Wilson State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area. During the field trip, at least 35 species of snakes and reptiles were gathered. That is nearly a third of the 98 species that are located in Kansas.
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Joe Collins works in a lab in the basement of his home in Lawrence, Kan. while taking DNA samples from chorus frogs. He had just rubbed Orajel on the head of this frog and was waiting for it to go to sleep.
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Joe Collins works in a lab in the basement of his home in Lawrence, Kan. Collins collects DNA samples from chorus frogs.
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Amy Zavala, of Wichita, holds an Eastern Box Turtle during the Kansas Herpetological Society's Spring 2003 Field Trip April 26 at the Wilson State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area. During the field trip, at least 35 species of snakes and reptiles were gathered. That is nearly a third of the 98 species that are located in Kansas.
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Joe Collins works in a lab in the basement of his home in Lawrence, Kan., while taking DNA samples from chorus frogs.
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Joe Colins works in a lab in the basement of his home in Lawrence, Kan. With his characteristic ponytail, Collins leans over while taking DNA samples for chorus frogs.
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Joe Collins studies a 64-inch Western Rat Snake during the Kansas Herpetological Society's Spring 2003 Field Trip April 26 at the Wilson State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area. During the field trip, at least 35 species of snakes and reptiles were gathered. That is nearly a third of the 98 species that are located in Kansas.
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Joe Collins works in a lab in the basement of his home in Lawrence, Kan. After taking DNA samples from these chorus frogs, Collins lays these out on a paper towel and waits for them to dry. He carefully arranges their body parts so that researches in Texas can take measurements.
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Eight-year-old Colby Lane of Fredonia keeps a wary eye on a Prairie King Snake during the Kansas Herpetological Society's Spring 2003 Field Trip April 26 at the Wilson State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area. During the field trip, at least 35 species of snakes and reptiles were gathered. That is nearly a third of the 98 species that are located in Kansas.
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Rob Acuff, 11, of Kansas City, Kan., holds a Six Lined Racerunner during the Kansas Herpetological Society's Spring 2003 Field Trip April 26 at the Wilson State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area. During the field trip, at least 35 species of snakes and reptiles were gathered. That is nearly a third of the 98 species that are located in Kansas.
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Volunteers from the Kansas Herpetological Society and the University of Kansas gathered with scientist Joe Collins in the Flint Hills in 2009 to capture, record and release reptiles and amphibians. Collins organized these twice-a-year scientific round-ups as a way to study and record the life of animals county by county throughout the state of Kansas.
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Suzanne Collins smiles while a snake bites Joe's finger in early April at the Marais des Cygnes Wildlife Area in eastern Kansas. Joe Collins is director of the Center for North American Herpetology in Lawrence.
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As members of the Kansas Herpetological Society line up for their annual group shot, a large snapping turtle lies nearly motionless on a gravel road during the Kansas Herpetological Society's Spring 2003 Field Trip April 26 at the Wilson State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area. During the field trip, at least 35 species of snakes and reptiles were gathered. That is nearly a third of the 98 species that are located in Kansas.
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Volunteers from the Kansas Herpetological Society and the University of Kansas gathered with scientist Joe Collins in the Flint Hills in 2009 to capture, record and release reptiles and amphibians. Collins organized these twice-a-year scientific round-ups as a way to study and record the life of animals county by county throughout the state of Kansas.
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Joe Collins and Travis Taggart with bags of Red River Mudpuppies collected at Neosho Falls, Kansas.
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