Kansas Herpetofaunal Atlas

Biographies of Kansas Herpetologists

Kansas is exceptional in its history of noted herpetologists; many were born here, some lived in Kansas during formative periods of their lives, while others made significant discoveries just while passing through. These biographies acknowledge their individual efforts and provide context to their life and times. They also attempt, as possible, to put faces to the names listed often in the KHA. The cumulative results of their work are simultaneously inspirational and humbling.


Jacob Alexander working with the Sternberg Museum rattlesnake collection. Ca. 2020.

ALEXANDER, JACOB N.
Jacob N. Alexander (18 September 1998)

Jacob got his introduction to the Kansas Herpetological Society through the mentorship and friendship of the late Curtis J. Schmidt after moving to Hays, KS in the summer of 2008. Through this mentorship, he became an active participant in KHS field trips and annual meetings. Alexander has volunteered and worked at the Sternberg Museum as an education animal keeper and curatorial assistant from the age of 9 until the present.
One of his most relevant contributions includes assisting in the growth, maintenance, and public education of the Sternberg Museum’s zoological collection. He attended Fort Hays State University for his undergrad (2017-2021) and conducted natural history and ecology research on terrestrial herps and aquatic turtles inhabiting the Dr. Howard Reynolds Nature Trails in Hays, KS. Alexander presented this research at many annual meetings during his undergrad. He continues to be an active member of the KHS.
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