Vol. 30 (2010), No. 4

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M INNESOTA H ERPETOLOGICAL SOCIETY Thamnophis elegans vagrans

Just one of the many one-of-a-kind pieces of art available at our MHS White Snake Sale & Art Auction in April.

APRIL IS WHITE SNAKE SALE MONT H Remember it’s also our MHS PHOTO CONTEST! April 2010

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THE MINNESOTA HERPETOLOGICAL SOCIETY

P re s i d e n t Jennifer Hensley

Vi c e P resident Sonja Koolmo

New Voice Mail: 612.326.6516 • MHS W EBPAGE : http://www.mnherpsoc.org

MHS G ROUP E MAIL : http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/mnherpsoc R e c o r d i n g S e c re t a r y Ellen Heck

M e m b e r s h i p S e c re t a r y Heather Clayton Tr e a s u re r Missy Hicks Newsletter Editor Sally Brewer

M e m b e r s a t L a rge Jeff LeClere Chris Smith Jenna Rypka-Hauer

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THE PURPOSE OF THE MINNESOTA HERPETOLOGICAL SOCIETY IS TO: • Further the education of the membership and the general public in care and captive propagation of reptiles and amphibians; • Educate the members and the general public in the ecological role of reptiles and amphibians; • Promote the study and conservation of reptiles and amphibians.

The Minnesota Herpetological Society is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization. Membership is open to all individuals with an interest in amphibians and reptiles. The Minnesota Herpetological Society Newsletter is published monthly to provide its members with information concerning the society’s activities and a media for exchanging information, opinions and resources.

General Meetings are held at Borlaug Hall, Room 335 on the St. Paul Campus of the University of Minnesota, on the first Friday of each month (unless there is a holiday conflict). The meeting starts at 7:00pm and lasts about three hours. Please check the MHS Voice mail for changes in schedules or cancellations.

Kathy Claugherty

SUBMISSIONS TO THE NEWSLETTER Committees Adoption Sarah Richard

Education Jan Larson

Library Nancy Haig

Ads or Notices must be submitted no later than the night of the General Meeting to be included in the next issue. Longer articles will be printed as time and space allows and should be in electronic file format if possible. See inside back cover for ad rates.

Submissions may be sent to: The Minnesota Herpetological Society Attn: Newsletter Editor Bell Museum of Natural History 10 Church St. SE. Minneapolis, MN 55455.0104

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Sally Brewer mn.mhseditor@gmail.com

We b m a s t e r Anke Reinders

Hennepin Regional Poison Center 800-222-1222 Western Terrestrial Garter Snake Thamnophis elegans vagrans

by John H. Richard (1807-1881) from the original book plate from Pacific Railroad Surveys–47th Parallel

© Copyright 2010, Minnesota Herpetological Society. Except where noted, contents may be reproduced for non-profit, non-commercial use only. All material must be reproduced without change. Proper credit will be given including the author/photographer and the Minnesota Herpetological Society Newsletter citing: volume, number and date.

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APRIL Meeting–– Friday, April 9–– starting at 7 P.M. MHS Annual White Snake Sale & Photo Contest!

The White Snake Sale is this month’s meeting. It is one of our biggest and finest, fund-raising events of the year.

Participation is easy, fun and helps you to free space for more valuable herp related treasure (which can be obtained at this event). Here’s how it works: First, all of the items sold at the auction are donated to the society, the bulk from members such as yourself. We request that all donation items be clean, serviceable and in good order. Remember it should be something you would buy, not just toss for lack of space. If you have large items such as cages PLEASE remember space is limited; consider bringing a photo with dimensions and a description rather than a large cage. The new owner will contact you after the sale to pick it up. To donate items for sale at the auction please bring them to the room across the hall from the back entry of the normal meeting room. There, a volunteer

The Photo /Art Contest will take place in the main meeting room at the same time as the auction and the Art Auction will be held during the second break. The photos/art projects will be on display in the meeting room during the April Meeting (White Snake Sale). All MHS members get to vote for their favorite entries. Voting will take place during the meeting and winners will be announced the same evening. Following are abbreviated versions of the rules and categories. For complete descriptions, go to the MHS website; mnherpsoc.org and click on Events and Meetings and then click on White Snake Sale and finally, Photo Contest ----- or just read last month’s (MARCH) newsletter.

will check them in. The room will open to receive objects starting at 5:30pm.

We strongly suggest you bring donated items BEFORE the auction start time of 7pm if at all possible. Once the items are cataloged and the meeting has started, the auction will begin.

The auction will run 3 rounds with breaks in between to collect and tabulate the bids. This is a silent auction with bids being placed in a minimum of 50 cent increments. Bids are placed and tracked by your member number. If you don’t know your number please check with the membership secretary. You must be a current member to bid on items at the

NO LIVE HERPS in the auction. If you wish to donate LIVE food items, you must contact MHS President Jen Hensley (Starbrst72@mns.com) 763-862-8966 before the April Mtg. White Snake Sale. If you have any questions or would like to volunteer please contact George Richard at:

geohard@aol.com or call 612-781-3868 NOTE: If you have any extra supermarket style brown paper bags you can spare, PLEASE bring them for the packing and carrying away of loot.

If photos of items are being sent by email, please send to Ellen Heck: MnHerpSoc.RecSe@Gmail.com To insure than we receive photos in time and have time to print them out, we request that we receive emailed photos no later than Thursday, rather than on the Friday of the sale.

RULES: – You must be a current member of the MHS and be the one that took the photograph.

However, you do not need to own the herp in the photo.

– All entries need to show herps or be herp related.

– Color and / or black and white photographs are acceptable.

CATEGORIES: Herps in the Wild / In a Natural Setting

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Kid’s Division

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People’s Choice

– Artwork is defined as sculptures, drawings, paintings, etc.

– Photos should be no smaller than 5 x 7 and no larger than 11x 14 (outside dimension).

– Mounting or matting of photos/art is recommended but not necessary.

– Members are allowed to submit up to 2 photos/items in each category.

– On the back of the photo, please include: your name and which category you want your picture to compete in.

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N EWS , N OTES , & A NNOUNCEMENTS UPCOMING MHS Meetings MAY – Friday, May 7th, 2010 Charles (Chuck) Pritzel Charles is the author of the yearly "Corn Snake Morph Guide" and along with Connie Hurley, runs Cedar Creek Corns in rural Wisconsin --http://www.cccorns.com/. (*Note: Copies of this year's guide will be available for purchase at the meeting.)

JUNE – Friday, June 4th, 2010 - Brad Birchfield and Jeremy Sloan: The Unique Herps and Habitats of Arkansas/An Overview of Herping 'The Natural State' JULY – Friday, July 9th, 2010 Heather Waye: Brown Tree Snakes of Guam AUGUST – Friday, August 6th, 2010 Benjamin Lowe: Reptiles of the Colorado Desert

Thank You 2009 MHS Volunteer Awards It’s time to announce our thanks to all the Volunteers for 2009. All Volunteers are greatly appreciated no matter how many hours they put in. The members that contributed ten hours or more will be receiving a gift of appreciation at the April meeting. MHS greatly appreciates everyone who volunteers.

Members contributing 10 hours or more: Ellen Heck Nancy Haig Kathy Claugherty Dave Dewitt Missy Hicks Fred Bosman Christy Danathar Curtis Zentz Renee Valios Marla Backer George Richard Alexandra Perry Casey Lang Arlen Hursman Beth Girard Alicia Grassel Sean Menke Tom Sasse Bruce Haig Tyler Fricke April Homich Tony Long Ben Long

Sarah Richard Jacob Mee Jenna Rypka-Hauer Peter Kazeck Linda Bittner Jared Rypka-Hauer Judi Brumfield Andrea Braucks Sammy Hicks Matt Carter Carmelita Pfarr Cory Hursman Mariah Lang Glenn Jacobsen Mike Fillibrandt Donna Calander Erica Hoaglund Amii Goenner Missy Stine Yvette Martin Alissa Fricke Victoria Housewright Anke Reinders

Jennifer Hensley Jeff LeClere Chris Smith Heather Clayton Josh Mahlow Jan Larson Mark Schmidtke Ken Holmstrom Liz Bosman Bill Moss Nancy Hakamaki Jim Soos Brandy Snyder Jason Dodge Richard Lucas Mike Backer Kiai Backer Sage Backer Anne-Marie Jenson Burgoyne Laurie Grassel Marit Lang Chad Danathar Alana Curtis Vern Grassel Ammy Goine Amanda Grassel Tom Bliese Matthew Holmstrom Merle Larson Claire Dorton Anne Miller Sue Chada Hursman Amanda Meyers TJ Salzer Billy Horn Duane McDermott Lauren McKinney Gordon Mercke Skyler Bouley Beau Larson Josie Moy Jeff Long Chloe Long Domonique Anderson

Other generously contributing members: If you have any extra supermarket style brown paper bags you can spare, PLEASE bring them to the April White Snake Sale.

WE NEED THEM!

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Blake Sheldon Bill Sandburg Tiffany McPherson-Higdon Victoria Perry Tali Rose Amber Tatreau Abby Tatreau Sarah Bartko Jo Rose ada Sewell Zach Schmitke Noah Hicks Caitlin Carver John Moriarty John Bartko Joseph Melander Jason Girard Erin Gatz Dan Munson Greg Hansen

Amber Mulford Heather Evans Michael Howard Terry Odegaard Mary Frey Melissa Stites Catherine Beasley Colleen Melander Jessica Girard Dick Palmatier

Joel Mulford Peter Skurdals Sonja Koolmo Scott Koolmo Bob Lang Rachel Anding Jim Gerholdt Cheri Sasse Tony Gamble Becky Hansen

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April&May Hands-On Events What is Hands-On? When we attend our monthly MHS meetings, we listen to Jan Larson, our education committee chairperson announce upcoming Hands-On events. Have you ever wondered what she is talking about? Well, volunteer to help at one.

Not only will you get to know other MHS members better, you help create the next generation of herp enthusiasts. Participate where and when you want.

You bring your own herp(s) to show and talk about to the people who stop by the table. You don’t make speeches to large audiences, you talk one-on-one to people who ask you questions about your animal. Parents: children are invited to participate if they have adults with them...a parent, older sibling, etc.

Requirements: The requirements are pretty basic. Bring only healthy animals. Make sure you know the basic information: what they eat, how long they live, adult size, cage requirements. There are no size limits as long as the handler can control the animal and is comfortable with it. We don't let viewers pet the head and don't allow them to hold the animal. If the animal is very young, display in a cage not handheld. (Animals under 1 year are probably too young for hands-on presentations unless simply viewed in a cage).

I n t e rested, but still have questions? C O N TAC T: J an Larson 507-263-4391 o r jan.skunkhollow@juno.com She is more than happy to answer them.

F r i d a y April 9 Glacier Hills Elem School Sci. Fair 3825 Glacier Dr. Eagan MN 55123 T h u r s . April 29 Battle Creek Elem Science Fair 60 Ruth St St.Paul, MN 55119 Did this one last year, very well attended by students and parents.

Sat. May 1 9 a m - 2 pm (2 hr. shifts) Ramsey Environmental Expo.

Ramsey Municiple Cr. 7550 Sunwood Drive Ramsey,MN This is one we have done for several years...usually a good turn out. Tables set up with people showing animals, answering questions. 5 people signed up, could use more.

F r i . M a y 7 10 a m - 9 p m S a t M a y 8 10 a m - 9 p m Fish Fair Anoka Co. Fairgrounds Anoka , MN Fish fry both nights from 4-8PM Welcome to do part or all of this event. I realize Fri is our meeting..would be no problem to close up early enough to make it to the meeting Thurs. May 13 5:30 - 8 p m Plymouth Environmenal Expo Oakwood Elem. School 17340 C Rd. 6 Plymouth,MN Usually lots of people in attendance...students and parents. Usual hands-on set up. We show animals and answer questions. Only 3 people signed up so far..could use more.

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MARCH SPEAKER REVIEW: DR. DAN KEYLER – In the Field with New York’s Timber Rattlesnakes

by Ellen Heck photos by Sonja Koolmo For the last 4 years, Dan Keyler has gone to New York to work with a group of people that is basically the Who’s Who of timber rattlesnake research. His talk focused on his field experiences there. At the end of his presentation he showed a video from National Geographic, unnarrated, that folowowed the snakes from spring emergence to hibernation.

There are 3 mountain ranges down the eastern part of New York – the Adirondacks in the north, the Catskills in the south and the Taconics running along the eastern border – as well as the Berkshires just over the state line in Massachusetts and Connecticut. A lot of the area is protected wilderness, providing long contiguous corridors of land where there are few, if any, humans. These untouched regions allow the snakes to move about in a natural way and may be one of the contributing factors to the numbers and diversity of timber rattlesnakes in the area. There tends to be less genetic diversity in the areas that are contiguous, more diversity in fragmented habitat. The males tend to move anywhere from 4 to 7 miles.

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The group stays at the Darrin Fresh Water Institute, a research facility of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute at Lake George in the Adirondack Park. The housing is, by most herping standards, luxurious. By any other standard, they are still pretty good. There is a kitchen, a pool table, porches over-looking the lake, and for the slow times, a well-equipped lab for analyzing the data collected, as

well as any specimens that were brought back for study before being released.

The nearest town to the park is Bolton Landing, a popular tourist spot. There are many warnings and signs in the park to deal with the unwary that the rattlesnakes are there, and that it is unlawful to harass or take them. On a normal day, the group will take a boat across to the area they wish to investigate, then hike and/or climb to the spot. Given the expanse of area, it is not uncommon for the group to hike 9 miles to their target area in the mountainous regions. The terrain hiking in can be difficult. There are scree boulder fields, which may be slippery with moss and dew. They tend to be very sharp and in addition to bruises if you fall, the boulders themselves tend to cut people up.

The timber rattlesnakes in this area come in some very diverse color morphs.

In some cases, even the same den sites show wide variation. They can vary from tans and browns to almost black. Many have a solid black head. There is even a famous den of black timber rattlesnakes, whose location is a carefully guarded secret, to protect the animals from being collected out of existence. The snakes can easily get more than 5’ in length and tend to be somewhat heavily-bodied.

Contrary to a commonly held belief, timber rattlesnakes are quite able to climb.

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Dan showed one picture of an all-black female who climbed three feet up into the fork of a tree and “got quite angry with us”. One of the shots in the video showed a rattler 35’ up in a tree. It was a spring day just after the leaves had come out, and he’d found a nice sunny spot off the damp ground, away from predators, to dry off.

Examination of the snakes in the field involves a general examination, clipping the scales all the way down and/or marking with a Sharpie so the snake will be recognizable if caught again. Acrylic paint can be used to mark the base of the rattle, which has the advantage that it can be seen from a safe distance. The data on some snakes goes back 35 years.

However, not all snakes can be examined in the field, and so are brought back to the lab for examination there. They have special examination boxes which have a hole, so that the tail can be pulled out while leaving the rest of the snake safely contained. The animals are kept in large horse tubs for a maximum of 5 days.

Road-kill specimens are also examined.

This not only helps record death rates due to traffic, but allows for a much more detailed forensic exam.

Females take approximately 7 years to reach maturity. They will typically have 10-12 offspring in a litter, compared to the 7-10 that the snakes have in Minnesota.

They generally go 2-3 years between litters. The young stay with their mother until they get their first meal and shed.

There are no reported cases of cannibalism amongst the snakes. There is, however, a 60% mortality rate over the first winter, possibly due in part to the young snakes not getting deep enough underground to be protected during hibernation, both from cold and dehydration.

The young snakes are fairly cute, being about 12”-14” in length and a non-descript gray color. Some will feed the first fall, depending on the climate and what they

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run into. Their venom is three times more potent than an adult but their fangs and venom sac are smaller, making the adults but adults more dangerous. There were three deaths in 2008 from timber rattlesnakes, two involving wild snakes and one captive. However, in the two

The hypomelanistic timber rattlesnake that Dr. Keyler brought attracted a lot of veiwers after his presentation..

snakes affected have no muscle tone or strength. They can barely even move their tongues and eventually die. This has been seen at several different sites and has claimed more than 20 snakes so far. Blood from the snakes can be collected, and when the serum is injected into lab rats, they die.

The snakes also have natural predators. Coyotes have learned to hunt them by yanking them out of their dens and shaking them. Then they back up, shake them again, back up again, and so on until it is safe to eat. The coyotes have actually learned to hunt the rocky areas for the snakes. Blue racers will eat young timber rattlesnakes, and of course raccoons and raptors like hawks and owls take their share. However, humans remain the main threat.

Especially with things like wind generators being put in on the mountain tops. The companies doing the installing are supposed to be careful and environmentally conscious, but tend to be incredibly destructive instead.

Dan then ran a short film that presented the annual cycle of the timber rattlesnake in the wild; including emerging from hibernation, summer basking, male combat dancing during breeding, gravid females giving birth, and the return to the den in the autumn.

Music enhanced the wordless narrative.

cases involving wild animals, the victims were still messing with the snakes.

There are several diseases that the snakes are prone to. Sometime they have what look to be wounds or sores on them that may be caused by a fungus. Some can be rehabbed, some simply cannot. There is also something called the Listless Syndrome. The

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For any members wishing to purchase a copy of the DVD, you can obtain it from the following website: http://www.thetimberrattlesnake.com/ page3/RattlesnakeDVD.html All profits go toward the conservation of New York’s timber rattlesnake.

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'Extinct' Australian Frog Reappears 30 Years After its Last Sighting Sydney , March 04, 2010

by John Platt, scientificsmerican.com

The yellowspotted bell frog (Litoria castanea), last observed in the 1970s, has long been thought to be extinct in the wild. Scientists believed it was probably a victim of the deadly chytrid fungus that has devastated amphibian populations around the world.

A fisheries conservation officer in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), thought he saw a yellow-spotted bell frog in an isolated stream where he was looking for another endangered species. He returned a year later with a herpetologist of the NSW Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water.

Together, they found a population of around 100 adult frogs.

They also found tadpoles, six of which were collected and raised to maturity. The six frogs have now been placed in a captive breeding program at Taronga Zoo in Sydney.

So why did this one isolated population survive when all other yellow-spotted bell frogs have disappeared? It is hoped that this population could have some sort of resistance to the chytrid fungus, although it is too early to speculate if that is true.

Interestingly, despite the amount of time since the frog had been seen in the wild, the Australian government never gave up on it. A formal recovery plan for the species has been in place since 2001.

The location where the pair discovered the frogs has not been disclosed to protect the remaining habitat.

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Minnesota Herpetological Society Board Minutes for January 9, 2010 Treasurer’s Report

Nancy made an unofficial report for December. The ending balance is below $25,000 so the MHS can still use the short 990 form. The biggest expenses for last year were the grants and conservation donations, totaling over $11,000.

Vice President’s Report

The speaker for February will be Dr. Amy Kizer.April is the White Snake Sale. Tom Crutchfield is a possibility for May, or October. A member requested that the MHS get someone from HSUS in to speak and answer questions, since USArk and Marc Bailey have given one side of the issue. After discussion, it was decided to check into this, as well as

contacting USArk and PIJAC for a list of potential questions to ask.

OLD BUSINESS

Phone and Voice mail – The Skype account is set up; the numbers will be set up this month. The ? sheets will need to be printed with new numbers.

Committees – An updated list of the committees, as well as the time commitments necessary for them has been started. This will eventually be posted in the newsletter.

NEW BUSINESS Turtle issue – Several options were discussed as to how to deal with problem of red-eared sliders and the quantities that

are turned in to the MHS each month. The DNR has no guidelines for this, other than that they are a non-native species and it is illegal to release them. One suggestion is to have them humanely euthanized and distributed as classroom specimens.

Distributing them through the Asian market is another. The discussion was tabled until February.

Grants – Three grant requests, each for $1500, were submitted.

After discussion, Jeff motioned to approve all 3 proposals; 2nd: Sally.

Motion passed; Chris Smith abstained.

Treasurer’s Report for February 2010

Prepared by Missy Hicks

Carefully and thoughtfully pose your subject before you snap that winning photo for the MHS Photo Contest.

Beginning Checkbook Balance: $16,090.56 Income: Membership $320.00 Raffle $20.50 Adoptions $65.00 Rodent sales $617.00 Hands-Ons $0.00 Item $0.0 Total income: $1,022.50 Expense: Programs Adoptions Rodents Newsletter Rodents Grants Supplies/Postage item Total Expense Cash increase/(decrease)

$2,050.00 $60.00 $0.00 $0.0 $0.0 $4,500.00 $56.56 $0.0 $6,666.56 -$5,644.06

Ending Checkbook Balance:

$10,446.50

Placement of cash holdings Checking account $0.00 Paypal acct $0.00 Cash on hand $155.00 Total $10,601.50

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ADOPTION REPORT

March 2010 Sarah Richard, Adoption Chair Minnesota Herpetological Society www.mnherpsoc.org 612-781-9544

2 Russian tortoises Greek testudo Black Knob turtle 3 Red-eared slider (2R) Leopard Gecko Bearded Dragon Golden Gecko

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Wanted Newsletter Submissions by members of all ages!

Articles–Poems–Book Reviews: You don’t have to be an

Photographs–Cartoons– Drawings: I would love to publish Mike and Cameron Rohweder

Here are some of our lucky adopters!

All adoption photos: Kathy Claugherty

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“expert” to submit an article. Write a humorous story about your own herps, write about places you’ve visited that you think other members might like to read about, send herp jokes, or poems inspired by reptiles---Anything, any length. It can be a full page (appr. 640 words) or just a paragraph or two--you can even send photos or art to accompany your story. Reviews of reptile books you have enjoyed would also be greatly appreciated.

The following 10 animals were placed for adoption and found homes in March (Two of the Red Eared Sliders were returning fosters)

Thank you to all the people who adopted as well as those of you who helped out so I could attend my other festivities.

We already have five critters from the Humane Society for next month so you should have lots to look at while you are waiting to bid on the WSS items.

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photos, drawings, and cartoons from both adults and children in our society.

Handwritten and illustrated children’s herp stories and poems would be great!

If you have digital versions of your photos and art, you can submit them by email (either color or black and white – 300 dpi is best for reproduction). Or bring your originals to the meetings and hand them to me. All original pieces will be returned .

You can send email to: mn.mhseditor@gmail.com Articles should be emailed as a WORD document, or if it is a short article, it can be typed directly into an email.

Mail me at: The Minnesota Herpetological Society A t t n : Newsletter Editor Bell Museum of Natural History 10 Church St. SE Minneapolis, MN 55455-0104 I’ll be waiting, Sally Brewer, MHS Newsletter Editor

Come on--I know the talent is out there!

Jennifer Hensley

Fred Bosman

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Minnesota Herpetological Society Membership Application New

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Please enclose the proper payment with your application. MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: MINNESOTA HERPETOLOGICAL SOCIETY. Membership is for 12 months from the date of approval, a receipt will be sent only upon request.

MAIL TO: Minnesota Herpetological Society, Bell Museum of Natural History, 10 Church St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455.

Please allow 6-8 weeks for processing.

MHS AD RATES Business card 1/4 Page 1/2 Page Full Page

$5/Month $10/Month $20/Month $40/Month

$55/Year* $110/Year* $220/Year* $440/Year*

* Note: 12th month is free on a one year commitment

Oh RATS! Order your MHS Rodents today!

Mice Pinkies Fuzzies Hoppers Adults

Advertising Policies

R ats $7/dz $7/dz $8/dz $10/dz

Weaned Sm Adult Med Adult Lg Adult Jumbo

$17/dz $18/dz $24/dz $30/dz $36/dz

For pick-up at monthly meetings only. Orders Must be placed 10 days in advance of date of meeting in order to guarantee availability. Orders may be placed at the meeting for the following month, or by emailing your request to: rodentorders@yahoo.com

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MHS Ad Policy: The MHS assumes NO RESPONSIBILITY regarding the health or legality of any animal, or the quality or legality of any product or service advertised in the MHS Newsletter. Any ad may be rejected at the discretion of the Newsletter Editor. Due to space limitations, unpaid and complimentary advertisements are subject to occasional omission.

Classified Ads: All active members are allowed a classified ad, run free of charge as space permits. Ads may be run (3) consecutive months, after which time they may be resubmitted.

Submissions: All advertisements should be submitted to the MHS Editor, Bell Museum of Natural History, 10 Church St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Deadline is the night of the General Meeting for inclusion in the next newsletter. Make checks payable to: Minnesota Herpetological Society.

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Next Meeting: Friday, March 5, 2010 7:00 pm Room 335 Borlaug Hall, U of M St. Paul Campus Parking generally available after 6 p.m.

Please park in the pay parking lot.

Parking in outside ring is by contract only.

MHS Voice Mail: 612.326.6516

MHS Web Page: Lower Buford Circle

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