Vol. 32 (2012), No. 9

MinnesotaHerpetologicalSociety

September 2012 Volume 32

the newsletter of the

Number 9

C o n t e n t s

Speaker: Dr. Dan Keyler on Animal Venom Research International - Sri Lanka August Speaker Recap: Conservation of North American Herps

B O A R D O F D I R E C T O R S

PresidentChristopher E Smith [email protected]

Vice PresidentDāv Kaufman [email protected]

Recording SecretaryEllen Heck [email protected]

Membership SecretaryHeather Clayton 612.886.7175 [email protected]

TreasurerNancy Haig [email protected]

Newsletter EditorChristopher Rueber [email protected]

Members at LargeJeff LeClere [email protected]

Jacob Mee [email protected]

Beth Girard [email protected]

Peter [email protected]

C O M M I T T E E S

AdoptionSarah Richard [email protected]

EducationJan Larson [email protected]

LibraryNancy Haig [email protected]

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.

TheMinnesotaHerpetologicalSocietyisanon-profit,tax-exemptorganiza-tion. 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 activitiesandamediaforexchanginginformation,opinionsandresources.

GeneralMeetingsareheldatBorlaugHall,Room335ontheSt.PaulCam-pusoftheUniversityofMinnesota,onthefirstFridayofeachmonth(unlessthereisaholidayconflict).Themeetingstartsat7:00pmandlastsaboutthree hours. Please check the MHS Voice mail for changes in schedules or cancellations.

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September 2012 Volume 32 Number 9

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The Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society September 2012 Volume 32 Number 9

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General Meeting Presentation - Friday, September 7th-Startingat7P.M.UniversityofMN-St.PaulCampus,BorlaugHall,Room335

Dan Keyler will be presenting on...

Herpetology in Sri LankaFor the past 3 years Dan Keyler has been involved with Animal Venom Research International, a non-profit humanitarian organization who’s mission is to aid in the development of a poly-specific antivenom for Sri Lanka’s medically important snakes. Dan serves as Director of Research on the Executive Board. Sri Lanka is a teardrop-shaped island nation 20 miles off the peninsular coast of India. It is home to some of the world’s most dangerous snakes. It also boasts the 4th highest diversity of reptiles in the world. Of the 98 species of snakes, 52 are endemic to the country, and five major venomous species are responsible for Sri Lanka most likely having the highest snakebite fatality rate in the world. The Russell’s viper, Hump-nosed viper, Saw-scaled viper, Asian cobra, and common krait are the main species of medical significance. Currently, the country buys antivenom from mainland Asia suppliers, and it is the ineffectiveness of these antivenom that contribute to the high mortality. Dan has been in the field collecting, in the serpentarium milking, and direct-ing the project for developing a new antivenom produced using venom from Sri Lanka snakes rather than similar species on mainland Asia that have different venom profiles. The project has involved the coordi-nating of meeting with scientists and physicians at the University of Colombo and University of Peradeniya Medical Schools in Sri Lanka, and the Instituto Clodimiro Picado with University of Costa Rica. Dan’s talk will share the background of snakebite in Sri Lanka, the field-work collecting snakes, the building of the Ser-pentarium, and many colorful aspects of herpetology in Sri Lanka. Don’t miss it – you won’t be disappointed.

And,incaseyoumissedtheJulygeneralmeeting,hereisarecapjustforyou!

Conservation of North American HerpsBy Ellen Heck

ThespeakerinAugustwasDrNoahAnderson.Noah,an associate professor of biology at the University of Wisconsin-Baraboo,hasbeenaherpsocietymembersince1995.Hespokeabouttwoprojectshehasbeenworking on in the past few years.

Thefirstinvolvessome“lost”turtlesinIdaho.Paintedturtles have a fairly wide-spread distribution in the US. Idaho has the western variety in the northern part of the state.However,severalyearsagotherewerereportsofturtles further south along the Snake River in the east-ernpartofthestate.ScottFarnsworth,whohadbeencontactedoriginallyabouttheturtles,wentouttoseeitthe reports were true. He saw somewhere between 20 and30animals,soheandNoahdecidedtostudythesituation further.

Theareawheretheturtleswerefoundisinanoxbowofthe river. The area immediately along the river is good

turtle habitat but the land more than about 10’ away isnotonlydesertbutactuallylavaflow,asthenearbybutteisallthatisleftofanextinctvolcano.Inotherwords,notverygoodturtlehabitat.Theareaissouthofthe continental divide but there is no direct path from the current turtle populations in the north to this isolat-edpopulation–unliketortoises,turtlesarenotblindlyobstinateenoughtoclimbover(orburrowthrough)mountains.

When an isolated population shows up apparently outoftheblue,thereareseveralpossibilitiesastoitsorigin.Thepopulationmayhavebeenartificiallycre-ated,eitherthroughpetreleasesorbycompaniesinthearea that were using the animals for research and then released them at the end of the study. Natural popula-tionscouldbecausedeitherbymigration,oritcouldbea“relictual”population–onethathasbeenthereforaverylongtime(thousandsofyears)buthasbeenunnoticed until now.


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Ifapopulationhasbeenartificiallycreated,thecharac-teristicsoftheanimalswillvaryfromthatofa“normal”population.Forexample,ifitwerecreatedbyapetrelease,thepopulationwouldbefairlysmall,sincefewpeople have more than one or two turtles as pets at any given time. There will be a lot of inbreeding and usu-ally other species will be present. If it were a release fromacompany,theanimalswouldmostlikelybelargerandolderthanthoseinanormalgroup,withfewor no young animals. They would probably be geneti-cally related to the eastern painted populations rather than western.

Noah and Scott went out twice to trap and study the turtles,settinghooptrapsbaitedwithsardines.Ani-malsweremeasured,markedandhadgeneticsamplestaken from a snip off the end of the tail before being released.Theyhada“short”seasonin2006butnone-the-lesscaught32animals.In2007theycaught121,8 of which were recaptured. From this they estimated afairlylargepopulationofaround462.Whengraphedbysize,theyindicateafairlynormaldistribution,whichsuggests a stable population. This pretty much rules out the pet or company release theories.

It is possible that the population is the result of migra-tion,althoughitisalsopossiblethemigrationtookplace during one of the many glaciations periods prior to the Pleistocene that covered North America and pushed populations of many animals south. Contrary tolong-heldpopularbelief,mostoftheanimalsdidnotmigrate straight south but rather in a more piecemeal manner.

The genetic testing should determine this – if the ani-mals are genetically similar to the northern populations themigrationoccurredrelativelyrecently,althoughitremains to be seen how the turtles crossed the moun-tains. If however the migration occurred further in the past,theywillbeageneticallydistinctretlictualpopu-lation. Unfortunately the genetic data has not been studiedyet,sothisquestionremainstobeanswered.NoahandScottplanondoingthissoon,whenafewmorehands(orstudents)areavailableforthework.

The second study involves the affect of water depth on neoteny in the tiger salamander. The study comes about because of a population of neotenic salamanders found in a holding pond on a former munitions plant in Wisconsin. Neoteny is basically when an adult animal continuestodisplayajuvenileformeventhoughsexu-

ally mature and able to breed. The normal salamander lifecycleisfromeggtoaquaticlarvatoterrestrialadult.Thejuvenileformischaracterizedbyalargerhead,notongue,largegillsandatailfin.Theneotenicadultshavesmallergills,longerbody,smallertailfinandaslightly different head shape. And the ability to breed.

Thispopulationhasevolvedinthelast50years,whichis how long those ponds have been there. As the muni-tions plant has been closed and the land reclaimed forotheruse,thepondsarescheduledtobedrainedandfilledin.Someanimalshavebeenremovedinanattempttoestablishanassurancecolony,butthishasfailed as the animals metamorphose into the normal adult form; hence the study.

The triggers to change to a terrestrial adult can be larval density,foodavailability,waterlevelandpredators.Basically,aslongasthereisenoughtoeatandfewornopredatorsinthewater,thereisnoreasontobecometerrestrial and leave. Since not all factors could be tested,itwasdecidedtotesttheaffectofwaterlevel.Thepondisapproximately25’deep,whichisdifficulttosimulateinalab.Sosome55gallondrumswereacquired.Twoanimalswereplacedineachbarrel.10barrels were kept at a full level as a control while the water level in the other 10 was dropped over time. All animalsweremeasureddailyforbody,gillandtopfinlengthaswellasheadsize.

Asaresult,mostoftheanimalsinthebarrelswhosewaterleveldroppedmetamorphosed,whilemostoftheanimals in the control barrels did not. It was also found thatthemetamorphosisoccursfairlyquickly,takingaboutoneweekasopposedtonormalmetamorphosis,which takes about a month. Some of the animals in the experimentalbarrelsdidnotchange,evenwhenkeptfor several weeks at the low water level. It is possible that age may play a factor; the animals may simply be too old to change no matter what environmental pres-sures are put on them. Noah plans on continuing the testsnextyearandincludesomejuvenilesasacontrol.

Although it was proved that water level does play a role,exactlywhichcharacteristic,suchastheamountoflightorwaterpressure,ofdeeperwatercausesthechange is not known. It does appear that at least 1 meterofwaterisneededtocreate,oratleastpreserve,neoteny in the salamanders. Hopefully some of this can be determined with further testing.


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The 2012 Minnesota State Fair will take place between Thursday, August 23rd, and Monday, September 3rd. On each of these twelve days, the Minnesota Herpetological Society provides animals for an exhibit in the DNR build-ing (located at the corner of Carnes Avenue and Nelson

Street). Thanks to this display, visitors to the building can view six species of native snakes and four species of turtles. Jim Gerholdt, a lifetime member of MHS, graciously allows us to use one of his timber rattlesnakes for the centerpiece each year! Longtime member, John Moriarty, provides four

species of turtles for the two display tanks. The other snakes are on-loan from the personal collections of other MHS members.

To adequately provide care for these animals, twelve MHS members agree to serve as “Daily Investigators”. It is necessary for a member to check on the snakes and turtles each evening when the DNR building closes. At this time, the enclosures can be opened so water levels in each bowl and aquarium can be maintained, as well as the removal of any feces or shed skins. The DI must arrive at the DNR building no later than 8:50pm to gain access to the animal area. If you are interested in participat-ing, please contact Beth Girard, MHS State Fair Chair, at 612/616-8431 or by e-mail at [email protected]

Board Minutes for July 14th, 2012The meeting was called to order at 6:10pm. There were 75 people at the general meeting. The calendar was reviewed for action items.

Adoption CommitteeLast month 31 animals came into the adoption system. 18 were at the meeting; 11 were adopted. Right now, less than half the animals being taken in get adopted so we are developing a backlog

Old BusinessWebsite – Some pages still need to be updated and re-dundant screens eliminated. Several adoption policies were corrected to reconcile differences between versions – 1.2, 2.3.1 and 3.5. An announcement will be made to the membership for someone to take over as webmaster.

New BusinessGrants – After discussion, Beth moved that the MHS award grants to Thomas Radzio in the amount of $175

and Paul Davis in the amount of $915.75; 2nd: Heather. Motion passed.

RICA – Due to changes in circumstances, the agree-ment between RICA and the MHS in regard to iguana adoption may need to be revised. The discussion will be tabled until Kathy Claugherty, as head of RICA, can attend the meeting.

City of Mpls Permit – Minneapolis Animal Control no-tified the MHS that since reptiles are banned within city limits, a permit is required for the exhibition of reptiles in Minneapolis. Ellen will look into getting the permit.

Reptile Show – The reptile show in Bloomington will be held August 19th. Chris will confirm whether MHS will be given a table and let Jan know.

Motion to adjourn: Ellen; 2nd: Jeff. Meeting adjourned 8:59pm

Minnesota State Fair Announcement


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President: The president is the good will ambas-sador and spokesmen for the society. They chair monthly membership meetings and board meet-ings. Appoint all special and standing comittee chairs;subjecttotheapprovaloftheBoard.Ensure all decisions by the board are followed. Notify people of the board’s decisions. Maintain alistofallvolunteers,andkeepatallyoftotalhours. Prepare an annual schedule of society eventsandtasks.Confirmthatmandatoryde-liverablesarecompleted.Confirminsurancecoverageisadequate.Confirmthatclubdutiesarecompletedbyofficersandcommittees.

Vice President: The Vice President is responsible for coordinating and introducing the speakers at the monthly meetings. He/She also assesses andfacilitatestheneedsofthespeakers,aswellasadjustingthelightingintheroomasneeded.The Vice Presidential duties also include as-sistingthePresident,performinghis/herdutiesincaseofabsence,notifyingthenewsletterofupcoming speakers and generating an article

to promote those upcoming speakers. He/She is also to attend the board meetings which are held the Saturdays following the monthly meet-ing.

Treasurer: Responsible for all funds and assets of the MHS. Maintain checkbook and banking accounts. Sets-up and maintains ledgers. Pres-entmonthlyfinancialreportatboardmeetingandfornewsletter.Maintainsexpenseaccounts.Reconcilesstatements.Preparesfinancialdocu-mentation on all club activities. Prepares year-end report and submits the records for audit. Serves on the annual audit committee.

Membership Secretary: Collect payment for membershipandprovidefundstotreasurer,maintain and update membership database. Ac-tivates new members on the website. Respon-sible for supplying a monthly summary of mem-bershipactivities,andmaintainingafileofpriornewsletters and responding to all information andmembershipinquiries.Insurestheprinting

Be Part of the Board of MHS!It’sthattimeoftheyearagain!Youwillbehear-ing more about the coming elections in the upcominggeneralmeeting,butuntilthendotryto think of any nominations you might like to make!

The Minnesota Herpetological Society is com-prisedentirelyofunpaid,volunteerpositions.Virtually everything accomplished by the Soci-ety is done through individual or group incen-tive,effortandvision.Muchofwhatisdonemaynotbevisible,butisnecessaryforthesuccess of the Society. MHS is very proud of thehighpercentageofactive,dedicatedvolun-teers. There are many opportunities available to those willing to devote their time and energy by becoming a contributor. Contributions need

not be monetary to be effective. Participation of our active membership determines the direc-tion of MHS. Think of how you can help MHS grow,moveforward,andfindnewdirectionstoexplore.Thisis,afterall,yoursociety.Getinvolved!We’veincludedthedutiesandde-scription of MHS board and chair positions so youcanseewhateachjobentails.Formoreinformation contact someone on the board.

Inordertojointheboard,youmustbeacur-rent,activememberofMHS,andhavereachedtheageofmajority.

Come and join the board- Be part of the adven-ture!

Board Positions


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of the annual white pages. Making backups of all reports. Newsletter label creation and distribu-tion.

Recording Secretary: Records the minutes of the monthly board and general meetings and provides summaries to the Newsletter Editor. The Recording Secretary maintains: the minutes oftheboardmeetings,acompletearchiveofpastnewsletters,andalistingoftheinventoryofMHSsupplies,fixturesandgoods.Otherdutiesinclude chairing the Election Committee and providing an annual summary of any unresolved action items.

Newsletter Editor:Editssubmissions,entersmonthlybusiness,andpreparestheMHSnews-letterforprinting.TheEditoralsosolicitsarticles,items of interest and advertising. The Editor is re-sponsible for the appearance of the newsletter.

Member-at-Large: Participate in the decision makingprocessandvolunteerforprojectsorcommittees. The Members-At-Large perform otherdutiesasassignedbythePresident(e.g.passoutinformationatmeetings,fieldquestions,etc).

In addition to all duties listed,allboardmem-bersareexpectedtobepresentduringthe

monthly board meeting that takes place the day followingthegeneralmeeting,usuallylocatedinstudentservices.Beyondthat,allOfficersareexpectedtoabidethemembershipbylawsandpolicies of MHS.

Request for Burmese Pythons for Muscle Physiology Study

ByCharlesDeterman,Jr.Edited by Chris Rueber

Ilookingfor8adultBurmesePythons(male>8ft,female>10ft).Eithermaleorfemale.Ihaveapreferencetowardswildtype,butalbinoisfineaswell.Ifdesired,snakesmaybeloanedfor3-4monthsandbereturned.Experimentalconditionswilltakeplacefivetimesovertheentireperiod,andwillincludemusclebiopsiesof150mgat

most.Ihavepreviousexperiencecaringforreticu-lated pythons. All snakes will be kept in research animalhousingthatprovidesallnecessaryequip-mentandisstaffedwithafulltimeexoticsveteri-narian. Please contact me if you can assist.

Email:[email protected](preferred)Office:612-624-3940Cell:920-763-2406


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The Nebraska Herpetological Society proudly hosts the

2012 Midwest Herpetological Symposium “HhEeRrPpin’ in TtHhEe NnEeWw MmIiLlLlEeNnNnIiUuMm”

Keytone Speaker: Tom Crutchfield {Tom Crutchfield Enterprises}

”I SEARCHED FOR ADVENTURE AND FOUND MORE THAN I BARGAINED FOR”

Special Presenters: Tom Crutchfield {Tom Crutchfield Enterprises} - Systematics of West Indian Boas (Epicrates) Brian Barczyk {BHB Reptiles:} - Using Technology to Connect with Herpers Steve Angeli {“HorridumAngeli” Reptiles} - Captive Care & Propagation of Heloderma (Gila Monsters and Beaded lizards) Ed Lewis, PhD/DVM {Molecular Geneticist, Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo} - Madagascar and its Herpetofauna Dāv Kaufman {Producer & Filmmaker} - Herpers I,II, and soon Herpers III DVDs Ari Flagle {Fort Worth Zoo and author} - The Boelen’s Python and Observation of Thermal and Ultraviolet Light Basking in Morelia boeleni Robyn Markland {Pro Exotics} - Taking on a devastating loss in the reptile business and moving forward Craig Hassapakis {Co-editor and Publisher of the journal “Amphibian and Reptile Conservation”} - The future of amphibian and reptilian species on planet earth: conservation of species in the 21st

century and beyond

Schedule of Events

Friday, October 5th: Registration 3:00 pm to 6:00pm; Ice Breaker at the Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo with 2 guided tours and 1 un-guided tour 7pm-10pm Saturday, October 6th: 8 speakers from 8am-5pm; Banquet/Keynote Speaker Tom Crutchfield 6pm-10pm; late night Auction 10pm till ??? Sunday, October 7th: Nebraska Reptile Breeders Expo and/or Herping field trip – weather permitting 10am-4pm

The Midwest Herpetological Symposium will be held at

Omaha Executive Inn and Suites: Rate $59 night, 1-4 people/room 3650 S. 72nd Street Omaha, Nebraska

www.omahaexecutiveinns.com - 402-397-3700

Nebraska Herpetological Society – www.nebherp.org


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Originally by Nancy HakomakiEditted and reauthored by Raelene Rueber

Time once again for the Renaissance Festival and all that entails!

Once again it’s time to dig out your bodices, jerkins, kilts and assorted weaponry and join us at Renfest. The Minnesota Herpetological Society has had a presence at the festival since the 80’s through Como Zoo. In the 90’s, MHS replaced Como Zoo at the Renfest and has entertained and educated thousands of Renfest pa-trons.

Our commitment to Festival depends on MHS mem-bers to make it successful. We staff the cottage with MHS volunteers during festival hours (9AM – 7PM) which run August 18th - September 30th (open week-ends & Labor Day, plus Friday, September 28th.) It is one of the largest venues MHS has in terms of length and time commitment of its members. The benefit of this commitment is the exposure to the vast numbers of people and the largest donation source for MHS. Although we have a core group of Renfest enthusiasts, we always need more volunteers to fill in during those long days.

Volunteers are expected to work 4 hours (2 – 2 hour shifts) and participate in the daily parade. In the hours

you aren’t on fence, you can enjoy your time around festival seeing stage shows, eating festival food or spending your money on the many and varied mer-chants of the realm. If you are out there on Saturdays, we encourage you to stay for the end of the day potluck which happens as soon as all the patrons are booted out.

Volunteers are expected be costumed throughout the day in period appropriate attire. MHS does have cos- tumes/and headwear available to volunteers. The only thing we don’t provide is footwear. Generally a plain leather (or leather-look sandal) can be used or plain leather/suede boot (no fringe) would be appropriate. Women can use sandals, plain flats, or short boots.

In order to volunteer a specific day, I have to add you on to a pass list. So I would need to know by noon on the Wednesday prior to the weekend you want to work. You may email me or reach me on my cell phone at 612/366-9337.

Sound intriguing? Want to find out more? There are several ways! You can email us at [email protected] for specific information or you can join the conversation in the MHS Forums (http:// www.mnher-psoc.com/forum/) where general information will be posted.

Italian Carnival! - August 18 & 19Bird Show, Bocce Ball tournament, Arabian Horse

show

Royal Ale Fest - August 25 & 265th Annual Pet Fest, Homebrew competition

Silk Road - September 1, 2, & 3Belly Dancing Competition, Belly Dance Performances and Lessons, Juggling Competition and Long bow com-

petition

Highland Fling - September 8 & 9Highland Games and dancers & Free Beer Tastings!

Wine, Chocolate and Romance - September 15 & 16Wine & Chocolate Festival, Free Wine Tastings and

Charity Auction!

Otoberfest - September 22 & 23Keg Toss and Bavarian Villiage

Festival Friday- September 28

Shamrocks and Shenanigans - September 29 & 30Irish Vendors & “Go Green” Vendors!

Festival Schedule

Como Cottage at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival


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Treasurer’s Report for July 2012Prepared by Nancy Haig

Beginning Balance $14,776.30

Income:Membership $130.00

Ads $50.00

Raffle $40.00

Adoption $160.00

RodentSales $555.00

MiscDonations $50.00

Hands-OnDonations $347.00

Total Income $1337.00

Expense:Newsletter $175.86

Program $100.00

Insurance $712.44

Rodent Cost $0.00

Total Expense $988.30

Cash Increase/Decrease +$348.70

Ending Balance $15,125.00

Placement of cash holdings CheckingAccount $15,125.00

TCF/Paypal $811.37

Paypal $255.24

Cashonhand $175.00

Total $16,366.61

August Adoption ReportPostedbySarahRichard,WrittenbyChrisRueber

Apaintedturtled,arussiantortoise,abeardeddragon,abrownanole,agreeniguana,analbinokingsnake,aballpython,twocornsnakes,fourred

eared sliders.

Returning Fosters:Aballpython,acornsnake,twocommonboas,two

greeniguans,twofire-belliedtoads.

Webmaster Needed!

The MHS is seeking 1-2 people familiar with website maintenance. People should have some html experience. Experience using Drupal is a plus! Please e-mail Chris with questions.

[email protected]

Newsletter Editor Needed!

As of the end of this term period, the cur-rent newsletter editor is stepping down from the position due to time constraints. If you are interested, please consider stepping up to take his place.

Currently the newsletter is processed using Adobe InDesign CS5 and Photoshop CS5. For more details, or if you’re interested in hearing about how the newsletter is put to-gether, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Your current newsletter editor,Chris [email protected]

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