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by Sean Hewitt Date: Friday, November 4, 2005 Time: 7:00pm Location: Borlaug Hall, U of M St. Paul Campus Presenter: Tony Gamble Program: The Food Could Have Been Better: Herpetological Explorations in Southern Africa Since 1991, Tony Gamble has been a member of MHS. Former zookeeper and MHS member, Bob (I-want-all-your-snake-sheds) Duerr, first introduced him to MHS. Tony is graduate student in the conservation biology graduate program at University of Minnesota. Furthermore, Tony has a Master’s degree from the University of Minnesota in Conservation Biology. His thesis examined the impact of commercial harvest on painted turtle populations in Minnesota.

Tony was Vice-president for five years from 2000–2004, which is the longest for that position. He is also currently a Member-at-Large on the MHS Board of Directors. Besides being a member of MHS, Tony also a member of SSAR (Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles), GGA (Global Gecko Association) and ASIH (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists).

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Southern Africa has a rich and diverse herpetofauna. Numerous species of snakes, lizards, and frogs are newly described there every year and much more work is needed to fully describe and understand the herpetofaunal biodiversity of the region. Tony Gamble traveled to southern Africa in May and June of this year as part of an international team of scientists to survey the region’s amphibians and reptiles. Tony traveled throughout South Africa, Botswana, and Namibia for 5 weeks collecting animals. He has photos of many rarely seen species and the habitats in which they occur. While the focus of the talk will be the areas’ herps, Tony will also show photos of some of the mammals, birds, invertebrates, and people encountered on the trip.

Tony isn’t a very “dynamic” speaker but he always delivers a compelling and fascinating view at reptiles and amphibians. In addition, another one of Tony’s hallmarks is beautiful and visually stunning photography. Mark your calendars for Friday, November 4, 2005 and come see Tony’s presentation.

When I asked Tony what was his main interest was he replied “Geckos and turtles.” Then I had asked what was he favorite species and he replied was “This question is offensive to me, it’s like asking which is my favorite child.” He grinned. Tony obviously cares about all species.

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News, Notes & Announcements October Adoption Report Sarah Richard, Adoption Chair 3 Ball Pythons 4 Boas Burmese Python Leopard Gecko 2 Red Eared Sliders and a Russian Tortoise all found homes.

Thanks to all who put in applications.

2006 MHS Proposed Ballot President Vice-President Recording Secretary Membership Secretary Treasurer Newsletter Editor

Open Open Open George Richard Nancy Haig Asra Halvorson

Member-at-Large (4 needed) Fred Bosman Mike Janni Peter Kazeck Open Any member can run for office, and at the General Meeting in November, there will still be time for nominations from the floor. The names listed here should by no means be the only people running. Please nominate someone for a position, including yourself!

At this time I do have a smallish Sulcata (15 lbs) looking for a better home than the 2x4 ft. container that I can house him in. If you can help with this guy, either temporarily or permanent- Did you hear? Snakes on a Plane! It’s a movie starring the ly, please give me a call or dynamic Samuel L. Jackson. In post-production now, it’ll be out email ASAP. around August next year. IMDB.com lists the synopsis as the following: “On board a flight over the Pacific Ocean, an assassin, P.S. bent on killing a passenger who's a witness in protective custody, I am still looking for people will- let loose a crate full of deadly snakes.” ing to help with the program.

And to think, the final title was going to be Pacific Air 121. Lame!

Jackson was insistent upon the working title (Snakes on a Plane).

Message from the Treasurer Here’s an interview excerpt with him from Collider.com: Thank you to all who have pre-registered for the Midwest Herpetological Symposium. As you can see in this month’s Treasurer’s Report (page 12), the income is helping to cover the upfront costs.

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Beaks: One of those films that you’re working on right now is… well, it’s called Pacific Air 121— Jackson: Snakes on a Plane, man!

Beaks: Exactly.

Jackson: We’re totally changing that back. That’s the only reason I took the job: I read the title.

Beaks: Snakes on a Plane! That’s everything!

Jackson: You either want to see that, or you don’t.

Beaks: And how are those snakes? Besides being on a plane?

Jackson: Some of them are aggressive, some of them are cool. They’re interesting to watch, and interesting to interact with. It depends on what kind of snake it is. One day, it took, like, four guys to bring in this 350 lb.

Burmese Python. We were all like, “Where’s that goin’?” And I watched an Albino Cobra strike airplane seats the other day. I watched it from another studio. It’s actually been a fun show. But we’re taking the name back!

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OCTOBER SPEAKER REVIEW

by Barbara Buzicky, Recording Secretary GUEST SPEAKER:George Richard PROGRAM: Trip of a Lifetime: Journey of a Million Years This month’s speaker was George Richard who has been a long time member of MHS. He was here to tell us about his trip to the Galapagos Islands with his wife Sarah who also is a member of MHS. The first topic of his talk focused on the time and land transfers involved with actually getting to the islands. The flying time is around 12-16 hours alone, with total travel time around 30 hours. The flights come into Quito, Ecuador, which is a city located high in the mountains of Ecuador. There definitely was an altitude problem as the air is much thinner and the barometric pressure is greater. Then, there is a change of planes, and the next stop was the island of Baltra where the airport is located. Baltra Island is the main gateway to the Galapagos Islands, and during World War II the U.S. built a base there with many buildings. Currently, the buildings have been demolished, and just the foundations of them remain. George and Sarah were there— but not quite— as there were several buses to go and a ferry across to arrive at the island of Santa Cruz where the Charles Darwin Research Station is located.

The Galapagos Islands are located in the Pacific Ocean with the island of Isabela just bisecting the equator in the northern region. The official name of the islands is Archipielago de Colon.

The islands belong to Ecuador, and their history goes back to about 1485 when it is believed that a northern culture from Peru ruled by the Incas, the Chimu, were the first visitors. The islands weren’t officially discovered until around 1535 when a Bishop of Panama, Fray Tomas de Berlanga, while on a ship in route to Peru drifted off course and landed on one of the islands.

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Islands.

From about 1593-1710, the islands were just used by swash buckling pirates who hid out here using it as a base for water and meat of which the giant tortoises fell victim. The industrial revolution started on the islands from around 17931870 where gold became the least traded commodity and oil from whale’s blubber became the hot item for the day. Unfortunately, this exploitation of the Galapagos Islands brought the tortoise, fur seals, and sperm whales, to near extinction.

In 1835, Charles Darwin visited the islands, studying and notating the different flora and fauna on the islands. After twenty years of study, Charles Darwin published his most famous and controversial book titled “The Origin of Species

by Natural Selection.” In 1959, the Galapagos Islands became Ecuador’s first National Park and the non-profit organization, The Charles Darwin Foundation, was established to assist in the preservation of the islands. This also came about on the 100th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin’s famous book. In 1978, the Islands were declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO signifying its universal value for mankind.

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Alligator’s demise adds teeth to long, winding list of snake tales

By John Pacenti Palm Beach Post Staff Writer, Tuesday, October 11, 2005

The photo is a gory oddity right out of Ripley’s Believe It or Not: a 13-foot Burmese python that swallowed a 6-foot American alligator, only to burst open because its eyes were a bit too big for its stomach.

The photo and accompanying stories of the epochal death match in the Everglades have been published and aired worldwide, stirring people’s primeval fears and chatter among biologists who study the strange beasts.

“Monstrous fight in deadly swamp,” a headline trumpeted in Australia. Days after the story broke, it continued to be one the top e-mailed stories from Florida newspaper Web sites.

On Monday, pythons and their kind appeared to have been on rampage in recent days: In MiamiDade County, another python gobbled a pet Siamese cat; in Putnam County, a rattlesnake bit and killed a fire marshal despite being shot multiple times.

Across the Atlantic, London’s The Daily Mirror breathlessly reported that a 12-foot “child killing” python was on the loose — spotted by a street sweep. Of course, it hadn’t eaten Oliver Twist but animal experts acknowledged it was quite capable of it.

from primordial slime.

Some scientists believe the trepidation may have been hard-wired into our brains from the days when humans were prehistoric prey. Such feelings are stirred when we hear of a battle in the Everglades where a python and bull gator square off to be king of the swamp.

“What you are looking at is a battle of titans,” said Walter Meshaka Jr., a herpetologist who writes about Florida’s exotic reptiles.

“It’s fascinating and exemplar of everything that is wrong with southern Florida where a once federally protected monster species like the American alligator battles another monster species that has invaded from another part of the world. It gives you a feel of primeval biology of large animals eating each other that’s different than a hawk catching a mouse.”

Unnatural selection Burmese pythons — natives of Asia — took up residence in Florida’s River of Grass after pet owners abandoned them, probably dismayed at how big they get in a short period of time. More than 150 have been removed from the Everglades; the number still out there is anybody’s guess because they blend into the tropical scenery so well.

Fearful fascination with snakes spans not just the globe, but the ages. Almost every culture has integrated the reptiles into their lore or religion: Christianity has the tempestuous snake in the Garden of Eden, ancient Egypt’s Cleopatra committed suicide with an asp, and Greek mythology The carcasses of the alligator and python were had snake-coiffed Medusa. The python takes its spotted by helicopter pilot Michael Barron on name from a Greek mythical she-serpent born Sept. 26, as he flew some researchers over the Page 6

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remote Shark River Slough.

Photos show the large snake with a ruptured gut, the alligator’s long tail and legs protruding from its underbelly.

Pythons are constrictors, suffocating their prey and then swallowing it whole. But if they eat something too large, they can suffocate themselves.

Barron’s discovery quickly captivated the world. “I never thought it was going to get this big,” he said.

The article was a top hit on The Palm Beach Post’s Web site throughout last week, getting more than 15,000 page views. The python eating the cat was the Post’s top Web story on Monday.

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leading some to speculate that the two beasts might have been posed by some creative poacher. Barron, though, said he found the jawbone and figures that other critters ate the serpent’s noggin.

Debate over authenticity Snake experts said the photo depicted something unusual but not unbelievable. Others said it was odd for a python to go after a cold-blooded gator, as they prefer warm-blooded prey. Some speculate that a sunning alligator may be warm enough for the snake.

“Pythons are opportunistic. It’s easy for them to sense warmth,” said Keith Lovett, director of living collections at the Palm Beach Zoo at Dreher Park.

“The movement of the alligator may attract the python’s attention.... The fact that it took down an alligator is an impressive feat.”

National Public Radio’s Wait, Wait... Don’t Tell Me program featured Florida author Carl Hiaasen, Some herpetologists couldn’t believe that such an known for spicing up his novels with anecdotes epic struggle actually occurred. about poodle-eating gators and snakes. It seems that truth is even stranger than his fiction.

Bruce Dangerfield, director of the Treasure Coast Herpetological Society in Vero Beach, said he “Now it’s turned out to be an epidemic,” said couldn’t see the snake swallowing a snapping alliHiaasen, adding that such weird stories seem to gator. attract people to Florida. “If you moved to Topeka, you’re not going to have stories about pythons “Most of the time, an alligator would win even with who are trying to eat alligators.” a snake 13 feet long. It would simply bite him in half,” Dangerfield said. “It possibly could have The Everglades bout has scientists scratching been a dead alligator it swallowed.” their heads: Was the alligator dead when the python swallowed it whole? If not, did the gator try Richard Bartlett, who has authored field guides to to crawl its way out of the stomach? Did the Florida snakes as well as books on pythons, said python suffocate because of the gator’s tough he believes a python could consume an alligator hide or its girth and then explode from internal only to immediately regret it. “Alligators are notogases as the two animals decomposed? riously difficult to kill. There could have been some reaction left in the animal,” he said.

“It’s a mystery,” said Lori Oberhofer, an Everglades National Park wildlife technician. “The Bartlett said he is not surprised that the story has size of alligator was somewhat of a surprise.” enraptured the snake-fearing world.

The photo shows the python’s head missing,

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(Speaker Review continued from page 5) A total description of the islands wouldn’t be complete without demographic and geographic information. There are thirteen major islands comprising the Galapagos Islands: Santiago, Santa Cruz, Floreana, San Cristobal, Espanola, Genovesa, Santa Fe, Isabela, Fernandina, Darwin, Roca Redonda, Marchena, and Pinta.

There are also eight smaller islands and about forty islets known as “rocks.” The total area of the islands including the sea is 45,000 square kilometers, and the land only area is 7,882 square kilometers. They are about 430 kilometers in length. The 1990 population estimate was around 12,000, with the current population estimated at about 30,000 in 2004.

When it comes to climate, there is great diversity in the islands for weather. The ocean currents largely determine the weather on the islands.

Normally from June to December, there is a cold current coming from the south that creates a cool moist fog called a garua close to the ocean that makes the climate very cool and dry. In December, the wind has less force, and the ocean is calm with changing currents that surround the islands with the warm Panama Current from the North. These conditions create a time of predictable weather that is hot and sunny in the mornings and cloudy with some rain in the afternoon. Thus, June through December, the climate is cool, cloudy, and dry.

December through June, the weather is warm, sunny, and the rainy season. Many weather zones are represented on the islands, including the Littoral Zone, Arid Zone, Transition Zone, Scalesia Zone, Miconia Zone, Fern-Sedge Zone, and Pampa Zone.

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Cruz is the city of Puerto Ayoro. This is a fishing village that has many hotels on it from very cheap to very pricey. There is a large harbor area for yachts to dock. There are many restaurants located around the area, and their greatest treat was coconut curried lobster. This city is known to be the largest “footprint” in all the islands. Tourists can walk around alone, catch charters, and plan tours from this area. The currency of the island is the U.S. dollar, and the language spoken is Spanish.

Now the piece de resistance, the animals of the islands. There were many lava lizards everywhere along with marine and land iguanas.

During their walks, they took great stills and video, and they showed us many great pictures along with short video clips resulting from their explorations. The animals have no fear of humans as they are protected by strict laws on the islands. The only animals on the islands that have to worry about predators are the crabs on the islands and any small chicks from the bird populations. The lizards and iguanas were very massive in size with very thick limbs, chubby you would say, and the pictures were proof that they were very well fed. The Darwin Research Station does a lot of work with tortoises and has extensive greenhouses for the islands’ flora varieties. There are nine adult tortoise corrals, twenty-four juvenile corrals, and tortoise egg incubators. Eggs are consistently collected from the animals and hatched out in the incubators. The tortoises stay at the station until they are about five years old, then, they are returned to the wild to flourish. The station also includes iguana and bird areas with pens for raising and keeping the animals. Of the fourteen species of tortoises that once existed, eleven remain. The Darwin Research Station is working at repopulating the islands with tortoises as they work with all the species.

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MHS BOARD MEETING REVIEW October 8, 2005

by Barb Buzicky, Recording Secretary The Board Meeting was called to order at 6:17 PM CDT at the St. Paul Student Center, Room 202, a voting quorum was present.

Board Members not present: None. Non-Board Members present were Jeff LeClere, Liz Bosman, Marilyn Blasus, Randy Blasus.

Minutes from the October 2, 2004, hardcopy outstanding. Minutes from the September 10, 2005, meeting was approved with changes.

Treasurer’s Report for Year End 2004 Revised, delay holding for 2004 MHS audit. Treasurer’s Report for September, 2005, was approved.

Membership Reports for August and September, 2005, were approved with changes General Meeting Attendance for October 7, 2005, was 92.

President’s Report: MHS Audit for 2004 has not been completed.

Nancy Haig completed a preliminary 2006 budget. The Board will be reviewing the budget for 2006 and present changes at the November Board Meeting.

Vice-President’s Report: November Tony Gamble, Trip to South Africa December TBA January Jaime Pastika February TBA Committee Reports: Adoption: Sarah says it has been a quiet month, all animals from Animal Control are going to the Humane Society.

Education/Post-Renaissance Festival: Fred says things went well this year at RenFest. Judy would like to have someone volunteer to assist

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next year.

Midwest Symposium Update: Symposium tally passed out, 94 registrations not counting vendors. There was a press release to the Pioneer Press, and George is trying to get some TV coverage. The hotel reservation count is not being met. People calling were told the room block for MHS was full when it wasn’t.

Symposium meeting Thursday, October 13, 2005, at 7 PM at the St. Paul Student Center.

Old Business: New brochures will be ordered, the Board moved and approved $710 for this purpose; Marilyn Blasus will be ordering them.

George missed the address correction update for the newsletter; it will be in the November newsletter. Fred has no more keys right now.

Some empty positions on the board where people are not running for the upcoming election are President, Recording Secretary, and 2 Member-at-Large spots.

New Business: Barb Buzicky will place the ballot roster in the November newsletter. Liz Bosman will have the Holiday Banquet insert in the November newsletter. The Board moved and approved $225 for space at the Pet Expo 2006, 3 spaces will be on the main floor this year. The chairs need to be confirmed and updated for the newsletter along with the herp assistance numbers. George Richard will check with the current people on herp assistance. Sarah Richard will check with the chairs. Sean Hewitt will write and send out solicitation letters for the White Snake Sale asking for donations from vendors. Sarah Richard will check with Pretty Pets.

Last Minute Items: Nancy Haig says the bill to Rapid Print for the Occasional paper is $1,346.67. Board approved transferring funds from the savings to the checking for the upcoming expenses for the Midwest Symposium.

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(Python vs. Gator continued from page 7) “I think anything that has to do with snakes is going to be popular,” Bartlett said. “There is a lot of mysticism involved with snakes, especially with constrictors, and now the Everglades is fast becoming well-known for its population of Burmese pythons.” § RenFest pictures courtesy of Bill Moss © 2005

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Minnesota Herpetological Society Treasurer's Report Prepared by Nancy Haig, Treasurer For September 2005 Beginning Checkbook Balance:

4,870.22

Income: Membership Library Fines Raffle Adoption Rodent Sales Small Item Sales Donations Midwest Other* Total Income:

300.00 0.00 82.00 255.00 441.00 7.00 1,250.00 5,672.00 55.00 8,062.00

Expense: Newsletter Misc. Printing and Postage Program Library Supplies Refreshments Rodent Cost Adoption Cost Insurance Midwest costs Donations Other* Total Expense:

443.45 0.00 50.00 44.00 50.72 0.00 0.00 180.00 1,020.00 3,213.40 1,000.00 125.00 6,075.85

Cash Increase/(Decrease):

1,986.15

Ending Checkbook Balance:

6,856.37

Placement of Cash Holdings Checking Account Savings Account Cash on Hand Total

6,856.37 6,943.01 150.00 13,949.38

Treasurer’s Notes: Income: $125.00 RenFest payment *$55.00 for Newsletter Ads Expense: $1,000.00 Donation- Timber Rattlesnake Sym. *$110.00 for Hands-On supplies $15 Student Organization Fee

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our assets that are with members for inventory purposes. Marilyn Blasus passed out the 2006 meeting dates to the Board, and she says the January 2006 board meeting needs to be at another location. The Board will decide at the next board meeting. Per Tony Gamble, the University of Minnesota is giving us a $300 grant for the Midwest Symposium.

Meeting adjourned at 8:22 PM CDT.

(Speaker Review continued from page 8) One tortoise has a nickname called “Lonesome George”, as he is the last existing animal of his species, called the Pinta Island Tortoise. There is a great reward out to try to obtain possible other members of this species which may be held in private collections. The Research Station would like to breed him if a female is known to exist in order to keep the species from extinction.

All in all, the pictures and video were spectacular along with the jokes and anecdotes as George is an excellent speaker with a great sense of humor. If you missed this one, you missed some great scenery pictures and video of their interactions with the animals. MHS looks forward to hearing other talks from George on their travels of a lifetime as they are planning more exotic trips in the future. Thanks so much George for your great talk! §

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