vol. 3 (1983), no. 4

MUSEUM NA 10 CHURCH MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55455-0104

VOLUJ;'[E III NUTvTBER 4

T'hur sday IVlay 5 1 7 :00 P}\I[ Room 225 Smith Hall

University of lvlinnesotfl

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As mentioned in the last Newsletter, the meeting will have a little some-thing for the amphibian lovers among us" r:I'he program will be the J'liinnesota sl ide/ tape show on TJiinne sota l"rogs and Toads 'l'his show was produced by rL10m

Jolmson of the Missouri ])NR .. If you haven v t seen it yet don v t miss it It is really well done! It includes a picture of each species, \Ali th a range map and a tape of the call ..


In keeping with the theme of the meeting, the "Critter of the Nonth" will be phibians be they salamanders anurans, or caecilians" Let's see how many species \'18 can come up with!


Vie will also have a "bonus raffle" at the meeting! rehe for this month is of a Giant Tree 1i 'rog (liyla maxima) and as always is super" \rJe vJill also have an 8 x 10 black and white photo of a Rococo 'l'oad (:Bufo paracnemis) and an 8 x 10 photo of a rrree Frog (Agalychnis ) These are both matted! 'The toad is by [Pim Judy, a Zoo Keeper at I'ilZG, and the tree frog by rPom ac6b the f/:ZG staff photographer" TIoth of these photos are presently hanging in the r;,,:,(,; staff art shov-J and are be generously donated the r[lhe choice for first, second and third prize will be the winner's! This will be by far the best raffle we've had so don't miss it!

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jl.8 you read this Newsletter least I you vJill) you vlill find some new names on some of the articles and contributions This is super!!! Ide have some really interesting articles from Bart Bruno, Fran ll'risch, and Ernie Wagner .. We also have cartoons from Fran Frisch and another one from Sarina Brewer .. There is also the monthly drawing from Perry IJaBelle, and a sketch from Breck Bartholomew" 1'his is the kind of input we need to keep e;rowing .. We also have an excellent article on alb1Lnism in Corn Snakes for the next Newsletter .. Watch for it! }ViES extends a special thanks to all of the contributors! Input like this makes my job as Newsletter Editor a lot easier." also thanks Robert T,~arsho for his input!


1111e IVJIS "Help A Hapless Herpl1 program will make up for missing last month at the 1Vlay meeting! We bave:

\:lestern }l'ox Snake ( v ) captive hatched male .. Sonoran Gopher Snake Pi tuophis melanoleucus affinis) male III

Red- Sided Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis) 25", male .. Green Iguana (Iguana iguana). 2 .. 4 1/2' and 2 1/2', both males ..

And of course, as always there may-be more by meeting time.


Tbe following comment was received from Bart Bruno of Stratford Connecticut

Having joined a number of herpetological societies a~; a Corresponding Iv'lember I am quite surprised and alarmed at the number of newsletters that print the names and addresses of dealerships, particularly those seiling live reptiles As members of herpetolbgical:societies we are not supposed to be advocates for those "who go out and collect herps (particularly from their home states, which is most appalling) to make a financial gain It's one thing to collect a pair even two pairs of a given species for breeding and/or study purposes; it's quite another to collect and sell for money, and I don't think that the names of dealerships have any place in the newsletter of any serious herpetological society

EDITOR I NOTE: This comment was discussed at some length at the last 1\l[hS :Soard meeting. Our original classfied policy was to allow all FlHS members to run their business card in the Newsletter. 'We stand by that decision! A regional society must cater to and reach a wide segment of the herp commUnity ~:here is also c1

place in the herp cOTmnunity for legitimate dealers. A somewhat philosophical question; what is the ultimate goal of "captive breeders"? I"Iust they release all their captive bred progeny (where and into what gene pool?~), or can these proGeny be supplied to dealers? ]'flY personal feeling is that I will not sell a ,,,,ild caught animal, but I have no such qualms in regards to captive bred lillother point to be made is that researchers often acquire their animals dealers"

Your comments on this matter are ! Let us know how you fee1 on this


1\11 members are requested to their eyes and ears open for 'iPhantastic oloe;ical Ilhinds" now that spring is finally upon us (that '8 this month t s joke!) l,isten for the frog and toad calls and you can find out what are at the

meeting!

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Hetained In Snakes by

Ernie

\tihen the correct conditions of temperature and light cycle cause ovarian follicles to ripen, these can be easily palpated in mos·G Colubrid snakes .. 'rhis is the time that females are receptive to males and usually if they don't breed within about a two week period, these follicles are reabsorbed by the female In SOme cases they go ahead with development, resulting in infertile eggs or

ia,lly fertilized clutches with the help of stored spe:rm" I suspect that many infertile clutc·hes result from poor heal th of the male or female snake, or inability of the female to find the temperature ranges she needs when the ova are developing .. I have also noticed that females that copulate late in their cycle are more apt to produce infertile eggs than females that copulate after becoming receptive with ripened ova ... At any rate, these follicles are ually reabsorbed fairly easily by the female and don't seem to cause problems

It is not uncommon on the other hand for females to retain clutches of infertile eggs or in some cases lay all of a clutch but the last one or two eggs In these cases where egg development has progressed to the point II/here a shell has been laid down on the egg, I have not see'flsuecessful reabsorption occur I have seen one or two animals die with ovidl.lCt infections as a result of retained, shelled eggs and in my experience every effort should be made to rernov(~ these .. Usually most Colubrid snakes will lay their eggs in 7 to 12 days after the pre-egg shed and this is a handy timing device .. If eggs are retained I \vill wait for about two weeks before going in after them and during this time I make sure that the female has access to a secure hiding place with moist egg medium and a good source of heat .. I have'tried the use of Oxytocin but have not had very satisfactory results from this drug .. It did not a:ppear to harm the snake but it also did not seem to induce the eggs to pass ..

Initially I relied on the surgical skills of our local veterinarian to perform a caesarian section and lift out the eggs (one other note, I have YJever fOlmd retained eggs to be viable) The problem with this is the expense involved and the trauma to the female snake, although I have had several of them survive quite well and reproduce again, it would be nice to avoid this if possible

Next, a friend of mine suggested taking a large gauge needle and syringe ly restraining the snake and inserting the needle through the body wall of the snaJce into the egg and withdrawing the major portion of the contents of the He said that in his experience, the deflated egg ,,,ould then by passed voluntarily within a day or two. I tried this procedure, but had limited success witll it"

One of the difficulties I have had in deal with eggs and trying to manipulate them out of the female is that I had never been able to act-

at the egg I could relax the cloaca and excretory tract but could never find the

wrtile ·working on our eyes .. The

ecnd on the roof of it

up inside the

inside the cloaca and up, is fairly this I have been able to

out of females and able

I go into the cloaca with lubrication around

easy

Uv'-''-'-lA..l._ , to of the other s have tried, and, best of 3,11 .... it works.

If you wait more than two weeks past the eggs bein[': overdue, there is a tend= ency for them to become adherant to the wc:t1l of the oviduct, and if this ens, then surgery will be required to remove them.


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PHAw:eAsrrIC PlIE:NC)LCG1CAL PHINTIS

April 11-Western Chorus }i'rog (ljseudacris triseriata) calling in ]Vlinnetonka .. April 11-Western Chorus Frog (Pseudacris triseria ta) calling in Northfj_e1d .. Submitted by De1 Jones and Jim Gerholdt ..

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rphe lYm~3 IJibrary is sti11 growing! Recent donations include:

From -Pred Swengel: rrhe Reptiles of the Upper Amazon ruBin, Iqui tOB Hegion, Peru" I .. Ijizards and Ampbisbaenians by James R. :Dixon and Pekka Soini"

l'TOTTI Ann PorNoll Alligators and Crocodjles of the VJo::cld hy Laurie Ferrero ..

fJ'banks to F'red and lmn from ]\m~~!

Cur latest purcbase witll hJlf; funds is: Igl1anas of tbe world by Cordon 1"'1,. J3urchardt and A ..

Vlatcll for all of tbese at tl1e 1\!Jay meeting .. the ne-w bookcc1se as built by ])el Jones!

all of the lVJIS books wi11 be in

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fran lirisch is trying to again set up an fiiW-; table at the Grand Old Days on Grand J\venue in E.jt.. Paul in June (I Last year it went over real well and those vol ved had a lot of fun" If you c.1,re interpsted, please contact Fran"


Tho idea of an MHS herp exhibit at the f_itate Pair this year is better all the time .. DNH is showing a lot of interest! Sally Brewer will bave more to report on this at the May meeting ..


rPhe dato for our spring outing (if spring ever arrives) has been set for ]'ilay 22 .. I].'he site will be tbe Chippewa River bottoms in Wisconsin As noted in the last Newsletter, collecting will be discouraged, with on-the-spot seminars and photography being the idea" This will be a great opportunity to get some interesting photos for the HllS Photo Contest (the First Annual) There will be a sign-up sheet at the I'IIay meeting for those who are interested o Things to bring will be a bag lunch and something to drink, bug repellent, and of course your camera! Long pants and boots are strongly recommended! JIlES will assume no responsibility for anyone making the trip, and anyone lLYlder the age of -16 will have to be accompanied by an adult 0) ~_Ihe plan now is to meet at the Lake Pepin rest area on the itJisconsin side by 7 30 0 ~_lhe early hour is necessary in order to take advantage of the best collecting time. Directions will be available at the

Again it was felt that this would be the place \hThere we would be most likely to find the Greatest number of herp species, both reptile and amphibian"


O}' CAPTIVE I\TAINTENANCE POR 1]1EE SOUTHERN PIN}!; Sl\fAK1< m ..

by

Bartholomew B. (Bart) Bruno

I.. INTRODUCrrION

fl'he snakes of the genus Pituoph:Ls are, along with the herpetofauna of my native Connecticut, my chief concern in herpetology .. Through the years, I have mvned and worked with 8 of the 15 melanoleucus subspecies and 2 of the 3 deppei subspecies; without any reservation, the most difficult subspecies I've found to work with is easily Pituophis m .. mugitus, the Southern or Florida Pine Snake Probably the poorest tempered Ton the average) member of the genus, they frequently display an inability to adapt to captivity (while other subspecies tend to calm after a period of captivity, mugitus often remains feisty even after extended lengths of time) .. A total refusal to feed is common, those that do tending to be quite picky, sometimes taking only gerbils Oit' chicks, while many starve themselves to death .. Even captive hatched specimens frequently display a foul disposition and lack of feeding .. lJ.1his article will attempt to examine certain aspects of this snake, and explore possibilities to its better maintenance in captivity"

11$ GENEHAL CONSIDERATIONS

Although this snake ranges from South Carolina to Florida and west to Alabama, most Southern Pine Snakes available through dealers and private owners are from J;'lorida g a state for whose herpetofauna I've come to dislike and fear .. The snakes collected in this state are easily the most miserably parasitized native reptiles I've ever seen, both internally and externally .. Ticks and mites frequently assail these snakes externally, with protozoans and nematodes of various types causing havoc from within .. Doses of piprosine (for nematodes) and Erntryl (for protozoans) should accompany any wild-caught specimens; they should also be lIpest-stripped" for 24 hours, with a repeat of this process 9 days later .. (NCYl1E: I recommend the above procedures for any wild-caught }I'lorida snake, not just Southern Pines) e

have also found the Southern Pine Snake to be more susceptible to lower re piratory infections than other Pituophis subspecies 0 Having autopsied several mugitus, I .have found lung infections to be frequent, large red'-areas often being observed.. I have only recently installed bacteriological accessories to my collection, so while I believe bacteria to be the cause of the lung ailments, I have not been as of yet able to prove this }Jowever, a sputum sample taken from a Northern Firie Snake m .. melanoleucus which had a respiratory ailment recent-ly revealed Klebsiella pneumoniae, so perhaps this pathogen plays an important role in the· respiratory ailments of !E... I hope to have more on this subject in a future article"

I HOUS1NG AND IV]illNlrEN1\l'JCE CON SIDEHATI ONf:.: JilOri. rpliE 3ClUTHERN PINE SNP]O:;':

Due to the nervousness of this animal, I feel it mandatory that a container only one window to the outside be used, such as a wooden cage with a slidine front strongly discourage the use of a glass aquaril.ill1 as it provides too much exposure A Ilide box is mandatory, and will unquestionably be utilized 0 As is the case with other eastern subspecies, E .. !£" mugitus is a heavy drinker in captivity; a weekly usually is suffioient A light mist ,,,,ith warm water a few times a week will keep the skin in relatively good

l"oi' rodents should be offered witb s as a last resort If s are totally refused, chicks should be offered, though this can be impractical since chicks are often sold in lots of 100 or more

IV A NOTABIJE OJ3SERV ATION rv'iADE ON CAPrlVE SOUTHERN PJl\fE S)\LtiKES BY THE ATYJ'HOH

Except durinc; the hottest times of the year the genus Pituophi~ is known for its dirnal habits I have found this for the most part true with most captive specimens, but the observations made by myself from July 12-17, 1982, proved to be a notable exception .. At that time, 7 subspecies were present in my col~ection, these being melanoleucus, affinis deserti-

and The observations

7-12-82,3:30 AI"): all snakes dormant, except for the 2 wild caught m .. which were outside of their hide boxes; the Bscarnbia County, :Florida male was coiled atop his box, while the Polk County, li'lorida male was milling about his cage

2-82, 12:30 FJ.l: all snakes active except for the two retreated to their hide boxes ..

which had

The next five days showed the same results again for the given time periods :From this I concluded that the Southern Pine Snake may well be a nocturnal subspecies, at least in Florida (Escambia County is located at the extreme end of the panhandle, Polk County well down the peninsula) I still have the Escambia specimen, and to this day he will only appear late at night .. It is also worthy to note trlat feeding problems with these snakes abrUptly hal ted when I began to offer them food animals at night ..

V CONCIJU~;IONS

li1he Southern Pine Snake represents some of my most frustrating ventures in tology, thougll my interest in them remains strong .. In some parts of their range

notably Alabama where they are soon to be protected), they have declined due to habitat destruction and the "gassing" of Gopher Tortoise burrows .. Better teclmiques of maintenance in captivity could lead to the captive propogation and survival of this, the largest constricting snake in the Southeast

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ITesident Vice-rresident Secretary' Treasurer rJe'lJslet ter Ed i tor

liel Jones Bruce Delles Connie Delles Diane Ilanson Jim Gerholdt :F'red Bosman '~jlran Frisch

Hanson Imn porwoll

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A Cartoon of J:ilrank 1 Slavens by

J?ran }'risch

One of this month's full page cartoons is dedicated to }t'rank IJ .. Slavens of Seattle., \vashington Frank is the guy who compiles the Inventory of 1ive tiles and lunphibians in North American Collections (please see rlIHS Newsletter, Volume III, Number 2, page 11) ..

Frank is Head Zoo Keeper in the tropical building at the v,Joodland Park Zoo in Seattle (yes folks, zoo keepers sweep floors and shovel dung) .. ll'rank also dusts his collection of Herpetological books, which he is always adding to .. His book shelves run over 120 feet and they are full! He also takes care of his private collection of Giant Day Geckos, Sinaloan Ivlilk Snakes, and a number of miscellaneous critters .. In Ijlr ank's spare time he compiles the Inventory .. Just to make sure he is busy this year he has added Europe to the listl

Frank starts each year's new Inventory by collecting information from December through I'llarch .. After translating the information that is sent in, he sorts, codes and enters the same into a new I BrlI computer .. J.i'rom there he gets the pages type set .. Be ane. his fatrler print the Inventory at his father's horne .. Nov.! he collates the pages, binds and mails the up to date Inventory sometime in the summer .. F'ranks binds 500 copies with almost 200 pages'·with 200 collections. rChat's one big job!

iirank would like to stress anyone may enter their collection in the Inventory at no cost to the collector .. There is a charge for the Inventory book itself, OC paper bound and ~;25 .. 00 hard bou.nd .. You must order it from Prank!

:8'rank also would like to make it known and clear that the Inventory is a census and you may enter one reptile/amphibian or a zoo ful1! Please remember this next year ,,,,hen it is inventory time .. At present there are only a few l\';HS members in the Inventory .. The 1982 Inventory will be my first!

thanks to Frank for being so patient and welcoming me into his new horne 1'11 have more notes on the Woodland Park Zoo and information on :B~rnie 'vJagner c up in other JviJIS Newsletters

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F~]JI'TGH';) NOTE: If any of you out there in l·]m land had trouble following the map in the last Newsletter and finding the Science Museum, let it be made clear that it VIas not the fault of Fran (vJho drevJ the map), but of certain other IllES Board members .. vIe apologize for any inconvenience we may have caused!


"oiJe had a real good turn out for the April meeting at the Science Jvhlseum of f1innesota in st .. Paul 1he total attendance was 38, although everyone didn't go to the Omni show 11he raffle of the King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) drawing us f~24 .. 00, and was won by Gary ~vitt r·1att Cutler sho"Jed the Science Museum's pair of Common Boas (for which he is responsible) and talked about their care and handling. He pointed out that most of the questions that people ask are recurring ones .. He was ably assisted by his mother!

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-AP- Remember run\e.fnOJ~e half -dollar-sized critter.

crowded tank for a child's

n. •• i ... .,,,~ In 1975 because they the little turtles

complete with Individual •. IWIIC .... JI ...

estimates that louisiana. T.J. Seal the National Turtle 'IO"<IIV'·"""III'P1I

cause with the 'federal 1O,;enlmttllt, the figure at 99 %.

thanks Etobert for this interesting and provocative article. It originally appeared in the fiiilwaukee Journal ..

obert L .. of

NO?EE3

Joel Eidbo Common 300. Constrictor-3 youYlg born in to a 6' female .. She delivered 5 babies, 2 dead and 3 alive.. ~~he became with an unfertilised egg mass, ,:=md died with 11 more fully formed young st.ill in her" rrhe 3 live youne; "vere 18" long and are now feeding regularly and in their second shede.

Ereedines from the April AA~PA Newsletter

}20uston Zoological Gr3.rdens 4 Gecko

J1letro rToronto Zoo 19 Boa Constrictor

PhiladellJhia Zoological Garden 1 Beaded Lizard

Columbus 200

1 Red-Footed Tortoise

Cincinnati Zoo 7 fL1exas Blind S3.lamander

Detroit Zoological Park 1 Giant 1/1usk '1\1rtle 4 Mexican Eeaded Lizard

T,os Zoo 6 Ca,lifornia Kingsnake

Toledo Zoo 9 Eastern c..'},rter Snake

&'1n Antonio ZOG

9' Common Cantil

National Zoologicc;,l Park 2 Red-Footed Tortoise

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RICHAAD A.. ROSS, M.D., M.P."" DIRECTOR

BAf:TT C. STEARNS. LL.B. ASSOOATE DIRECTOR

1'HOMAS A. HUF III ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

Boid Breeding Survey

The Institute is collecting data for the revised and expanded edition of the hon Breeding Manual. The new edition will include data on 1 genera pythons and other boids. Special aspects of husbandry will also be included, and we are interested in observations made on special requirements of boids which may augment or contribute to both maintenance and captive breeding.

Enclosed are copies of our survey form: please use one copy for each breeding event, in order to facilitate analysis and collation of data. Please feel free to copy the form as many times as necessary in order to provide information for all breedings. Also, please expand as necessary with additional data or observations wherever necessary. If you know of other individuals who have data in this field, either give them copies of these forms, or we will be pleased to send them copies directly.

1 contributions will be cited if requested. We anticipate that the new tion of the Manual will be available in about one . Completed forms should be sent as follows:

All pythons: Institute address (above) All Epicrates: Mr. Thomas Huff,

ile Breed Foundation, Box , cton, KOK 2TO,

Ontario, Canada 1 other boid genera (Constrictor, Acrantophis,

es, Candoia, , Lichanura, Charina,Corallus, Boa, Tropidophis, S ia):

Mr. 1 Lane,

Holbrook, New York

RICHARD A. ROSS, M.D •• M.P,H. DIRECTOR

BRETT Co STEARNS, lL.8. ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

THOMAS A. ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

INSTITUTE

GENUS, SPECIES,SUBSPEC

~ORIGIN OF DATES OF COPULAT

RESEARCH

DATE EGGS LAID (PYTHONS TEMPERATURE RANGE DURING ROUTINE

YOUNG BORN (NON-PYTHONS

TEMPERATURE RANGE DURING PERIOD PRIOR TO COPULATI

TEMPERATURE RANGE DURING GESTATI TEMPERATURE RANGE OF EGG INCUBATION DATES HATCHED --------NUMBER OF LIVEBORN, STILLBORN YOUNG, OR NORMAL EMBRYOS WHICH FAILED TO

NUMBER AND NATURE OF DEFORMITIES, IF

AGE OF PARENTS AT TIME OF MATI SPECIAL MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS OF YOUNG (TYPES OF FOOD, TECHNIQUES FOR

INDUCING FEEDING, ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

ADD ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS YOU HAVE REGARDING TECHNIQUES FOR INDUCING BREEDING, UNIQUE MAINTE~ANCE REQUIREMENTS, OR OTHER OBSERVATI

THAT YOU FEEL ARE I1WORTANT OR SIGNIFICANT FOR THIS SPECIES:

a have been published, please give reference in rmation so that it may be

y cited. If you have not previously ished these data, do you wish to receive

havi contributed to this survey? No


J.Jonely, mature, 6 foot female bullsnake w1shes to meet lonely, mature, male l1u.llsnake .. Ubject: a meaningful relationship that will result in a clutch eggs that their owners can divide .. If interested, call 612-647-0661 ... Ask for Sally (she's not the snakE;) ..


FeR SALE: One baby Spectacled Caiman (Caiman crocodilus) .. Hot e

sider trades .. Breck Bartholomew .. 801-489-51 ~)3 .. .,00 .. "Jill COYl-


"JANTED: Large female Boa Constrictor, 6' or larger .. ~Pame, YOlmg, feeder .. !~'c be housed in large display with 2 males and 1 female, 6', 9', and e f Te ive-ly, for breeding .. Contact Joel Eidbo, 2021 E. 6th St .. , Luluth, HN 552.12 ;~1n-728-1434

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\~J\NrrlED: Kevin Vacura t 302 2nd Ave .. N .. \;{ , Dodge Center, jViN 55927, is looking for a female Common Boa to breed to his 6 1/2' male .. Phone is 507-387-2980 ..


If you would like to receive Twin Cities :Reptiles' price list, send ~J;3 00 (~;5 00 outside U .. S" and Canada) .. rPhe list is published bi-monthly .. Por a free list, send a self-addressed business size envelope! If you have herp books you would like to trade, TCR would like to hear from you ..


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\~Jjll~11ED: I/!H~ members to provide refresbments at the monthly meet Since Diane Hanson is now a Board member, we also need a nevl refreshment coordinator!


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vol. 3 (1983), no. 4

Documents

vlay meeting

meeting time

newsletter editor

green iguana iguana

lox snake

tree frog

thanks robert t

kind of input