Newsletter of
The Minnesota. Herpetological • S o C 1 e t y June 2001
Upcoming Meeting The Vice-president's Report By Tony Gamble July General Meeting Friday July 6, 2001 7:00 PM Program: Captive Husbandry of Indo-Australian Pythons Guest Speaker: Uli Sacchet The word python invokes images of giant, buffalo-eating constrictors. Interestingly, only seven of the 26 currently recognized species routinely reach lengths over ten feet long. This leaves 19 species in the category of "small pythons". These smaller species
Volume 21 Number 6 are a much more manageable size and make excellent pets. July's speaker, longtime MHS member un Sacchet, will be discussing his experiences with some of these small pythons. evolution of his herp room, heating, and caging preferences over the years. Uli started breeding Solomon Island ground boas (Candoia carinata) many Uli is an experienced, knowledgeable years ago. The experience he gained herpetoculturist and this will be a great from that rather difficult species made talk for those interested in breeding and him we.1I prepared to t~ckle oth~r Indo- husbandry in general and snakes in Australian snakes. UII s tal~ will focus particular. Don't forget to take advanon the husbandry, and breeding of spot- tage of the warm weather and bring ted and Children s Pythons (Antaresfa your animals to critter of the month. macu/osa and A. chi/drem), short-tailed Small boas and pythons are particularly pythons (Python curlus) , Macklot's welcome this month pythons (Morelia m. mack/oft), and . Sawu Pythons (Morelia m. savuensis). Upcoming Meetings: He is currently breeding all of these August 3 2001 _ Dr Tim Halliday species, as well as some other species ' . like Rosy boas, sand boas and Hogg Island boas. Uli will also touch on the