BELL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 10 CHURCH STREET E. MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55455-0104

VOLUME IV

MARCH MRS NE'WBLETTER

APRIL MEETING

Friday, April 6, 1984 1:00 PM Room 225, Smith Hall

University of Minnesota

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The highlight of the March meeting, along with the annual elections, was the presentation of the first MRS Honorary Lifetime Membership to Del Jones. This was voted on by the membership present at the meeting and passed with flying colors. Del also received a brass plaque of the state of Minnesota with the words ItThanks From MRS" on it, and a portrait of him with the MHS logo along­side him. This painting was by st. Paul artist Perry LaBelle and included one of Del's favorite animals, a Barking Tree Frog. This painting had been earlier commissioned by the MRS Board. The best part was that Del had suspected none of this, and was taken completely by surprise. As one who has worked closely with Del since MRS got going, I would like to say he certainly deserved all of this, and probab~y more. I recall many late night phone calls to him as I struggled to get the Newsletter done in time to clarify this and that. And of course, I always got what I needed! The new· list of MRS Officers appears below.

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President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Newsletter Editor Member-at-Large Member-at-Large l'1ember-a t-Large Member-at .... Large

Bruce Delles Fran Frisch Ann porwoll Sally Brewer Jim Gerholdt Bill Allen Liz Bosman Del Jones Brint Spencer

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POISON CONTROL CENTER 405-211-5454

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Ecology of West African t s field work in

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We also have a few 'lhese include programs about "What Is It?" slide program, Bank in Texas These include photography, monitors

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The II/larch up the new Australia. This involves wrapped with the Ace venom and it age is and this is why this buted some thougbts on this Viperids because of their

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some ideas. Bruce Cutler brought aid for snakebite that has come out of

Bandage and a splint~ The bitten area is splinted This literally "freezesll the No envenomation is noted until the band­

is that the venom flows through the lymph vessels, works. Dan Keyler and Jim Gerholdt also contri-

The was that it likely would not work on Elapids.

Liz Bosman then mentioned a Desert Iguana (Dipsosaurus dorsalis) that she had had for some time that was discovered in its cage all puffed up and inflated Once she picked it up it immediately deflated. The lizard seems fine and none of its cagemates have shown this .. The lizard in question is ~. of 4"

Ted Schaeve then brought up a technique for catching African Rock Pythons (Py­thon sebae) that he had read about .. Necessary items for this incl'ude palm oil or coconut oil, a pair of long pants, and a sharp knife. A pythen is tracked to its hole through sand or loose dirt .. Once the hole is located, the long pants are soaked in oil, put on and one leg is put down the hole. The snake is then purported to start swallowing the The knife is held along the thigh, and when the snake swallows up that far, its mouth and th!l?oat are slit open, and the snake dies is then pulled out of the hole, taken back to the village, and eaten. if anyone out there has a nonfeeding African Hock Python it might be a good idea to soru{ a rat in palm or coconut oil?

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"Help A Hapless Herp"

is once again. At the March meeting we adopted out Snake (Storeria 0 occipitomaculata) that had emerged early

from hibernation into a local home", We also had (and still do) 5 Bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana) that were donated to MRS through the courtesy of State Parm Insur­ance. These are all from California and were flown in for state Parm's "Leap Frog Daysn metro frog jumping contest .. The sex ratio is 1 .. 4. We have found a home for 1.1, but still have 3 females that need homes. Can you help? If you can help, please give Jim Gerholdt a call If these can be placed prior to the April meeting, the will be waived As of right now there are no other animals available this will likely change

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up monitering programs to help assess the rarity

states use four or five catagories in their

monitering. These catagories are generally: Endangered, Threatened, Status

UndeterMined, and Special Concern. The criteria is different in each state,

but the s ies assigned to the first two catagories are generally known to

be declining and need of protection. The species in the latter two cata­

gories are those species that need mor information as to their true status.

might be species that are peripheral in the state, highly secretive,

or of concern for other reasons.

The s around minnesota, including Illinois, Iowa, Michigan,

ska, North Da , South Dakota, and Wisconsin are all at various

stages of Monitering and protecting rare species. All of these states

adopted the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973 and, with the

exceptions of Nebraska and North Dakota, have formulated state lists and

protection measures All the states with endangered species laws, with the

exception of Minnesota which is presently developing regulations, allow for

taki of species for educational, scientific, and captive breeding

under a permit system. The permit does not allow for the sale of the

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The lists below are of the eight states listed above, with North

Dakota's being unofficial. If you find yourself on vacation or collecting

in one of states make sure you obtain the proper permits. Most states

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each meet will have available our featured take-out items

FRESH 00 per dozen.

FHESH RAT 8-JUMBO 50 ..

Remember, if you want rats or mice, they are available by reservation only. You place your order with Bruce or Connie at 938-0680 no later than 7:00 PM on

the day before the meeting. Logistics dictate this pol~cy, so please cooperate with us .. If you do and order after the deadline, you will have to wait until the foIl month .. Don't miss out!

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\Ve need raffle items! Used cages books herp curious, etc.. Can you help us?

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FOR SALE: r/iHS STICKERS .. SPEjCIA1 PRICE! 75¢ each", These have not been moving too well, and so have been marked down If you've been now is the time to

look on binders cl ,bumpers rear windows, etc .. See a sample on the next page ..

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Books and journals in the field of Herpetology build your NIlS IJi-If there is a ar book (or ) you would like to see in the , let Uf~ know We are also ooking for good used out of [Jr:in L voJ-

urnes to buy ..

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next month classified ads will no be run unless the Newsl tter Editor is notified@ This to business cards will apply to all ads Also, the deadline for ads, etc will no longer be the 15th of the month rrhe new deadline will be 1 week after the monthly meeting .. Anything received after this new deadline over for the following month' Newsle ter@ As before, send any items to Jim Gerholdt, P.O .. Box 86, \vebster, }fJJ\j 55088 You may also them to the meeting and give them to Jim or any Board member.

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F'OR SATJE: 7 ~ female Heticula ted Python (python reticula tus ) Captive born and raised .. rrame and good feeder .. Asking ~nO .. OO .. Call Pat or Dee Dee Encinosa at 61

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WANTED: lU::freshments for the monthly meetings If you would like to help, give Connie a call at 958-0680.

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POR ~L1RA TIEl SALE: 4~~ t female Northern Pine Snake (Pi tuophis melanoleucus rnelano­leucus). Bla.ck·and white, very robust. Peeds extTemely well on both live and dead food" Long term captive Asking $50 .. 00 and 2 .. 2 adult Bu11snakes (P .. m .. sayi) or $;50 .. 00 and 6 Bullsnakes (P. m.. ) Contact Bart Bruno, 903 Birdseye st" Stratford CT 06447 203-378-8634"

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If you ,";!ould like a lecture or demonstration wi th a variety of live reptiles for your school scout group etc give Jim Gerholdt a call at 507-652-2996.

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WANTED: fem.-:l,}e Carpet Individuals or of the Boa (Lichanura trivirgata roseofusca). Contact Tim Cole, c!2

otes variegata) from 1983 hatching .. Boa (Charina bottae), Desert Rosy

Coastal Rosy Boa (Lichanura trivirgata. Chestnut Chicago, Illinois 60622. 312-

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Once again, we didn't get much response to our latest contest. We did get some, however, and have 2 winners. It was decided that it was unfair for kids to com­pete against adults, and so we made 2 categories. The winner of the adult prize is Nancy Ilaig, and the winner of the kids prize is Gabe Gerholdt. Congratulhti.ons to Nancy and Gabe! fl1heiT prizes (NBS 'Il-shirts) will be available at the April meeting. For the time being at lea8t, we will discontinue running contests in the Newsletter. We can start again later if the membership shows interest.

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Once again, we didn't get much response to our latest contest. We did get some, however, and have 2 winners. It was decided that it was unfair for kids to com­pete against adults, and so we made 2 categories. The winner of the adult prize is Naney Haig, and the winner of the kids prize is Gabe Gerholdt. Congratula.tions to Nancy and Gabe! '1'hei1' prizes (NBS 1J:1-Shirts) will be available at the April meeting. For the time being at least, we will discontinue running contests in the Newsletter .. We can start again later if the membership shows interest ..

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