Vol. 28 (2008), No. 6

M I N N E S O T A

H E R P E T O L O G I C A L S O C I E T Y

N E W S L E T T E R

June 2008 Volume 28 Number 6

JUNE IS

CHAMELEON

MONTH WITH

SPEAKER BRUCE

LARSON

LAST MONTH’S SPEAKER’S

JIM GERHOLDT AND

TONY GAMBLE

2008 MHS FIELD

SURVEY

INFORMATION

IN THIS ISSUE:

� e Purpose of the Minnesota Herpetological Society is to:

• Further the education of the membership and the general public in care and captive propagation

• Educate the members and the general public in the ecological role of reptiles and amphibians;

• Promote the study and conservation of reptiles and amphibians.� e Minnesota Herpetological Society is a non-profi t, tax-exempt orga-nization. Membership is open Newsletter is published monthly to provide its members with information concerning the society’sto all individuals with an interest in amphibians and reptiles. � e Minnesota Herpetologi-cal Society 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 fi rst Friday of each month (unless there is a holiday confl ict). � e meeting starts at 7:00pm and lasts about three hours. Please check the MHS Voice mail for changes in schedules or cancellations.

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.

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Minnesota Herpetological Society JUNE 2008 VOLUME 28 NUMBER 6President

Jennifer Hensley

Vice- President David Dewitt

Treasurer Nancy Haig

Membership Secretary Chris Smith

Recording Secretary Ellen Heck News Letter Editor James Soos

MEMBERS AT LARGEJeff LeClere \Pete Kazeck Christina Dunathar Kathy Claugherty

COMMITTEES

Adoption Sara Richard

Education Jan Larson

Library Carmelita Pfar

WebmasterAnke Reinders

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Cover Animal Usumbara Three-horn Chameleon By Allen Blake Sheldon

As everyone at the general meeting knows, the order of

the evening ended up being a bit – chaotic. But many

thanks and kudos to the main speaker Jim Gerholdt for

sticking in there and delivering a great talk, Tony Gamble

for stepping up with a brief overview of his recent gecko-

hunting trip to Peru (fuller details later perhaps? hint,

hint) and Jeff, Bill and everyone else who assisted in the

procuring of the equipment.

The main speaker of the evening was Jim Gerholdt. Jim

is a founding member of the MHS, the second newsletter

editor and worked for the Minnesota Zoo for 21 ½ years.

He has written 32 books for children on snakes, amphib-

ians, spiders and birds and works part-time at the Science

Museum teaching classes on herps.

Jim got his fi rst rattlesnake in 1961, when owning herps

was even less generally accepted than it is now. He had

asked his parents if he could get a venomous snake, and

they, thinking that since it was late February they would

have some time to deal with this, said yes. The next day

Jim came back with a young Northern Pacifi c rattlesnake.

Unfortunately, the animal died that night. Undeterred,

Jim got a second one. This animal, according to Jim, was

one of the nastiest snakes he ever worked with. Appar-

ently, at one point the animal got on the wrong side of a

California kingsnake and was about 2/3 swallowed before

the kingsnake was disturbed and regurgitated the rattle-

snake (I am personally rather partial to kingsnakes, but

I can understand how almost being eaten by one could

make anyone a little cranky)

Although there isn’t quite the upheaval in classifi cations

in crotalus as there are in other herp species, there is still

some disagreement over exact classifi cation. So, there are

16-18 species of rattlesnake in the US, and 33-35 world-

wide, depending on who is asked. Over the years, Jim

has worked with 20 of them. Many of his snakes have

come from people who get a rattlesnake, then change

their minds about how cool the animal is. His longest-

lived was a prairie rattlesnake, which was 27 years and

one month when it died. Many of his slides were of

specimens from the American International Rattlesnake

Museum in Albuquerque, NM.

When rattlesnakes hatch out, they have a “pre-button”

on the end of their tail, and so cannot rattle. After 7-10

days, they have their fi rst shed, and get a full-fl edged

button. However, they still cannot rattle until after their

A NIGHT WITH

JIM GERHOLDT AND TONY GAMBLE.

by Elllen Heck

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THE NEWS LETTER OF THE MINNESOTA HERPETOLOGICAL SOCIETY JUNE 2008 VOLUME 28 NUMBER 6

Members of the Society,

I wish to apologize for the recent events at the last meeting. Unfortunately a slide projector was not procured before the meet-

ing as it should have been. Steps were taken to insure that the projector room was open however, they were not followed up with

and security locked that room before we arrived. The meeting was a bit haphazard and I want to thank all of the members who came

through in a pinch to make the talk happen. I especially want to thank Jim Gerholdt for his patience and delivering a great talk and

also would like to thank Tony Gamble for sharing his pictures from his recent trip to Peru .

Recently as many of you know there has been some unrest on the list serve, I want to assure you that we as the board take this

very seriously and have been addressing these issues as they arise. However, I urge every member if you have ideas or suggestions

of how to make things better PLEASE bring them to the board members or even come to a board meeting as they are open to the

public and are held every fi rst Saturday of the month after the general meeting. We welcome your opinions and suggestions with

open arms.

Right now as a board we are addressing the fact that many of the vital tasks of the MHS have been performed by several single

individuals for many years. Those people have done an excellent job. However, many unforeseen and unfortunate events can and

will take place in life. In those events things can get lost, overlooked and forgotten. In an effort to prevent this in the future, the

board has undertaken the task to clearly and accurately defi ne the responsibilities required to make the MHS function as a whole

and which positions have the responsibility to take care of those functions and then document them for prosperity.

I myself would like to personally thank everyone again that came together and truly showed what this society is made up of dur-

ing the last meeting. Thank you everyone for being patient and taking the changes in stride.

Must Humbly your President,

Jennifer M Hensley

A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT

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second shed. The female rattlesnakes guard their nests

and the hatchlings until their fi rst shed. One of the

Jim’s slides was from a farm in Wisconsin, showing

a group of 7 gravid females in one nest spot. And no,

he wouldn’t say where this was; the DNR and serious

herpers keep the sites secret to prevent casual sightseers

from wandering through.

Rattlesnakes are usually distinguished several traits,

including a vertical pupil and a heat sensing pit. Most

snakes will vibrate their tails when threatened, but only

rattlesnakes have an actual rattle, and most crotalus

species have one. Even if the rattle is missing, their

tails never come to a point. Each time the snake sheds,

a segment is added. In the wild, the segments tend to

break off more frequently than in captive specimens.

On average, a wild rattlesnake will have 8 or 9 seg-

ments, although one was found with 20. They also, of

course, have fangs. It is not unusual for these to break

off in the prey and be swallowed by the snake. The

fangs are then passed out in the feces. Jim said he has

quite a collection of fangs collected from cage cleaning.

One thing Jim emphasized during his talk was the

danger of making assumptions about the disposition of

rattlesnakes based on their species. The mojave has a

bit of a reputation for being somewhat testy in nature.

Yet Jim described the one he brought as a “real sweet-

heart”. Of course, he has also had this animal since she

was a baby and proper handling no doubt helps. On

the other hand, one of Jim’s a black-tailed rattlesnakes

apparently thinks he is a western diamondback and will

actually strike off the hooks. He also stressed that, if

you did want to keep venomous snakes, make sure you

know what you have. Someone dumped what he said

was a mojave rattlesnake on his girlfriend. Actually, the

snake was a southern pacifi c. Not all rattlesnake venom

is the same; anti-venom for one will not necessarily be

affective for bites from another.

The rarest species Jim has worked with over the years

is probably the Aruban subspecies of durissus, crotalus

durissus unicolor. It is found solely on the island of

Aruba, just north of Venezuela. This is a rather pretty

snake, running in color from brown/tan to almost pink.

He and others were there in 1989 doing the fi rst radio

tracking study of the snakes. In the slides, the snakes

are remarkably diffi cult to spot. Apparently this snake

likes to slide off the hooks and tends to break off its

rattle as a result.

Jim does a lot of photography with his animals and

had numerous suggestions for taking snake photos. For

example, although any shot of a snake can be a good

one, it is almost always more interesting to catch the

snake with its tongue out. Jim’s suggested method –

blow on the end of its nose. Of course, this can be a

little problematic when shooting venomous species.

Always look closely at the details before tearing down

the setup and putting the snake away. Few things are

more frustrating than getting the pictures back and fi nd-

ing small details, like sand on the snake, that make them

unusable. Getting shots in the fi eld can be done, but it

usually works better to have a controlled setup. You may

get lucky every once and awhile and get a great shot, but

for the most part, it simply isn’t going to happen.

Jim also advocated tubing the snake for study, rather

than the older pinning method. Pinning the snake can

injure it if you pin it too hard. If you don’t pin it hard

enough, the snake can get loose and bite. The snake

might also end up with a lot of junk in its mouth. Ma-

neuvering the snake into a tube may take a little bit lon-

ger, but once it is inside, it is safe to handle. Jim showed

shots of his son’s fi rst “timbering” trip – at age 12.

And in case you’re wondering; yes, Jim was bitten

once. Apparently one evening his wife found him before

dinner, poring over a book on snakebites. “Nipper”, a

prairie rattler, had gotten one fang into Jim’s the little

fi nger. But no secondary signs of poisoning appeared, so

it was most likely a dry bite. This was also the animal

that lived the longest – over 27 years – with Jim, so he

obviously didn’t hold a grudge.


Photo By Sonja Koolmo

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Tony presented some photos from his Peru trip in con-

nection with ongoing studies of gecko evolution. Several

species of phyllodactylus were presented, including an

undescribed leaf-toed gecko. Initially there were 3 of them

making the trip – Tony, Eli Greenbaum, a post-doc from

Villanova, and Carlos Raul Miranda Taboada, a student with

a background in coral snakes. They were later joined by

Pablo, who apparently has quite a collection of snakes, in-

cluding more than one bothrops, the pit vipers (actually, ac-

cording to Tony, all the rooms and hallways of his apartment

are fl oor to ceiling shoeboxes containing his collection).

The intrepid adventurers faced the usual obstacles, as well

as some not so usual - such as a fl ood in a desert that washed

out the road. They also narrowly avoided some potentially

serious trouble when collecting in the mountains north of

Lima. After collecting a number of geckos, they headed

back down through a village. Several people ran out and

stopped them, talking fast and furious. Tony, admitting to

poor Spanish skills at best, let Carlos do the talking. They

showed the people their permits, but unfortunately the head

person couldn’t read. So they showed the people the ani-

MHS Needs Volunteers:Holiday Banquet Committee Chair

Please contact Jennifer Hensley

mals they had collected, then, acting under Carlos’ instruc-

tions, left as quickly as possible. As it turns out, the area

above this particular village was being used as a dumping

spot for the bodies of dead hobos, and the villagers had

mistaken Tony’s group for some of these “undertakers”.

Fortunately, they were able to show the villagers the

geckos, which more or less convinced them; apparently

herping isn’t one of the interests of the people dumping

the bodies.

Tony also had a few shots of other animals, like birds and

a “creepy tarantula thing”. And a gratuitous cute puppy

shot. But hopefully Tony will be back with a presentation

of his trip, and the resulting test results, at some point in

the future.

Sites for Jim’s talk

http://www.remarkablereptiles.com/

http://www.rattlesnakes.com/core.html

Sites for Tony’s talk

http://www91.homepage.villanova.edu/eli.greenbaum/

peru.htm

http://www.minnpost.com/from_our_part-

ners/2008/03/28/1298/umn_news_gecko_tech_evolution_

produces_ideal_adhesive


Photo By Jim Soos

Photo By Jim Soos

Photo By Sonja Koolmo


Up for adoption this month we had:

Two Mexican Rosy Boas 1.1

Arizona Mtn. King Snake

Mexican common Boa

Common Boa

Everglades Rat Snake

Corn Snake

Anole

Iguana

Spiny Tailed Iguana

Asian Box Turtle

Snapping Turtle

I left the meeting with an empty car so I guess I will be back next

month ;-)

We also found a home for the Sulcatta that has been in foster for

awhile. I believe that the Snapper will be back next month so be think-

ing of a good home for him.

So far, coming up in June we may have at least 4 water turtles a ball

python and another Boa. Who knows what else. Thanks in advance for

all the help.

Sarah Richard

Adoption Chair

Minnesota Herpetological Society

The Adoption Report

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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Nongame

Wildlife Program and various regional workers have devel-

oped a draft of a Timber Rattlesnake Recovery Plan to help

improve habitat for this species in Minnesota. Members of

the Minnesota Herpetological Society may review the plan

in part and provide comments. Reviewers should have basic

knowledge regarding the natural history of timber rattle-

snakes (ideally in Minnesota and/or adjacent regions, but not

absolutely necessary) and conservation practices.

If you are an MHS member interested in the conservation of

these snakes, please contact me (info in front of newsletter).

Jeff LeClere

MHS TO REVIEW TIMBER RATTLESNAKE

RECOVERY PLAN

Bruce Larson, Born in Fairmont Minnesota

High School - Blue Earth High School Class of 73

Attended North Central University in Minneapolis MN

1973-1974

Graduate of Embry Riddle Aeronautical University

Commissioned Air Force 2nd Lt in July of 79

Received Aviator Wings in May 1980

Worked for General Motors (Delco-Remy) 1977-1990.

Worked various jobs at McGhee Tyson ANGB in Knoxville,

TN

Flew RF-4C Phantom II tactical fi ghters for Mississippi Air

National Guard Meridian MS 1980-1990

Moved to Maryville TN and retired as a Lt Colonel from Air

Force in 1998.

Started family owned Oil Distrib ution Co and was asked by

son in law to help with Chameleon business. Built large breed-

ing facility in Maryville, TN and is one of the largest producers

of Veiled and Panther chameleons east of the Mississippi.

Bruce is Married to wife Janie and have three daughters

Debbie Ivey, Meridian MS

Kelli Ray, Maryville, TN

Ashley Monge, Estero FL Daughters have blessed them with 6 grandchildren.

Remember if you Contact Bruce and order a Chameleon, he will

personally deliever it to the next meeting.

JUNE SPEAKER BRUCE

LARSON ON CHAMELEONS.

Photo by Allen Blake Sheldon

Photo by Allen Blake Sheldon

Wanted: volunteer(s) to stay at campsite to welcome

and help direct incoming survey members. Do you

want to go to the survey event, but would rather not go

out on the surveys? This is your chance!

Please contact me (info below) if you are interested.

By now, you should have heard about the 2008 MHS

Field Survey. If not, then you are probably still “hiber-

nating” and waking up late with all the other herps this

year. If spring ever really gets here, we will be holding

the survey at Afton. This year the camping area will be

1/2 mile from the parking area. No RVs or campers will

be allowed this year. We have arranged to have park

vehicles shuttle your equipment in so you will not have

to carry it. The trips to and from the campground will

be coordinated with their volunteers, so be prepared if

your gear cannot be brought in immediately upon your

arrival. Be patient and plan for this and we will do our

best.

The herp specimens we catch are often brought back to

the “base camp” for a photography session. Jim Ger-

holdt and Blake Sheldon indicated that they will be at

the survey. Both are excellent photographers, and Jim

typically brings along a multifunctional set in which to

pose our catches. They are always glad to share photog-

raphy tips with other members. Of course, all of our

herp “models” are released where they were caught

after everyone gets pictures.

Needless to say, there is much more to the MHS Field

Survey than just searching for herps. There are many

different opportunities to share knowledge and get to

know other members. I hope to see some new faces out

there this year. If interested, please sign up at the May

or June MHS meeting. If you will not be able to attend

those meetings, my contact information is listed below,

along with some general information about the survey:

You must be a current member of MHS to attend the

survey. · Please follow the rules and guidelines set

forth by MHS and the Survey Coordinators. · The

survey is open to all MHS members from those with

no fi eld experience to seasoned herpers. Experienced

herpers can teach those with little or no experience.

Typically, this is a group event; please be respectful of

others as there will be members with differing levels

of fi eld expertise.· MHS provides fi rewood, park

maps, permits, and some food and drinks. Entrance

and campsite fees are either furnished or reimbursed

by MHS, depending upon the park.· Please bring

your own fi eld clothing and fi eld/camping gear. MHS

FIELD SURVEY 2008 IS

JUNE 20 - 22


provides containers for holding specimens, but individu-

als must bring their own nets, snake hooks, snake bags,

etc.· Surveys begin Friday evening and usually go

until mid day Sunday. Feel free to stay for the entire sur-

vey, or attend one day or part of one day. If possible, let

me know what days you plan to attend in advance.

· Sign up before attending the survey. Likewise,

notifi cations of cancellations are also encouraged as we

try to organize group searches. We don’t want to leave

anyone out, but we also don’t want to wait for people

who are not going to show. You can sign up for the sur-

vey at monthly meetings, by email, or by phone.For more

information check out the MHS web site: http://www.

bellmuseum.org/herpetology/Research.html or from the

main page, click Events and Meetings, then click Re-

search/Field Trips.If you have questions, please contact

me at [email protected] or at 651 488 6388. Hope to

see you there!Jeff LeClere

2007 MHS Survey Photos By Jim Soos

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If we are lucky this year, we may have

some midnight visitors again.

JUVIE PAGE


Name Elisabeth Pearl Rypka-Hauer, 9lbs 5 oz, 4:05AM Sat, April 19, 2008

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PRESS RELEASE

5th May, 2008. For immediate release.-

Six critically endangered Grand Cayman Blue Iguanas were

killed by unknown persons late on Saturday

evening, in the QE II Botanic Park. The crime was discovered by

volunteers with the National Trust’s

Blue Iguana Recovery Programme, shortly after 9am on Sunday

morning.

The iguanas appeared to have massive internal injuries, as if they

had been stamped on violently and

repeatedly. Some were also cut and partially dismembered. Three

were found dead inside their breeding

pens, two had been carried out of their pens and left in the tour

area outside. The body of the sixth is still

missing, but entrails on the trail outside his pen are a grim sign of

his fate.

Department of Environment enforcement offi cer Carl Edwards

was on the scene almost immediately,

fast followed by the Royal Cayman Islands Police who began

forensic work and have commenced an

investigation. Dr. Colin Wakelin from the Department of Agricul-

ture closed a large gash in one of the

surviving victims and began making arrangements for an autopsy

to confi rm the causes of death, which

will probably take place later today.

Dead on Sunday morning were the adult breeding males “Yel-

low” (sponsored by Caribbean Publishers),

“Pedro” (sponsored by Websters Tours), “Digger” (sponsored by

Simon Hicks), and “Eldemire”

(christened by Kent Eldemire). The grand matriarch of the cap-

tive facility, “Sara”, was also dead.

“Jessica” had been thrown out of the neighboring pen and was in

shock, but still moving. Both females

had been preparing to lay eggs.

The effort to save Jessica’s life went on into the night, but despite

specialist advice by telephone from

the Wildlife Conservation Society and Dr. Wakelin’s resourceful

and determined attempts to stabilize

her, she passed away during the night.

The persons responsible may have broken into the Park after

closing hours, and found a way into the

fenced-in captive breeding facility. No motive is known for this

act of extreme violence against these

unique and much-loved symbols of Cayman’s natural heritage.

Anyone with relevant information is

asked to contact the Royal Cayman Islands Police.

SIX BLUE IGUANAS MURDERED

IN BOTANIC PARKHANDS ON PHOTOS.

Photo By Bill Moss

Photo By Jim Soos

Photo By Jim Soos

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Photo By Jim Soos

Photo By Bill Moss

Photo By Bill Moss Photo By Jim Soos

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Board Highlights from 4/3/2008; called to order 6:09pm

The general meeting was fairly well attended, with over 100 people present.

It may be a good idea to keep a slide projector in the supply cabinet, since we can’t rely on having access to the A/V equipment in the meet-

ing room. The society will also try to get a video camera to record the meetings to DVD.

The efforts of the membership committee have started paying off – for the second month in a row, membership has risen rather than

dropped. Chris Smith will replace Tony as the student organization president.

The board voted to include a member-at-large on the adoption committee, to act as liaison. Kathy Claugherty volunteered for the position.

A chairperson for the Holiday Banquet still needs to be found.

The MHS use of the U of M phone system was re-evaluated. The society pays almost $100 a month for a main auto-attendant line, a mail-

box line, off campus forwarding etc. Since we are no longer eligible under university policy to make changes to the auto-attendant, this line

has been dropped as well as the off campus forwarding. This will bring our bill down to less than $40 a month.

Volunteer rewards need to be ordered. According to the numbers, the hours are slightly down but the number of volunteers is distinctly

down, meaning fewer people are volunteering but those that do are putting in more hours than in the past.

Meeting adjourned at 9:07pm

MAY’S BOARD MEETING MINUTES

Komodo dragon from Minnesota Zoo By Jim Soos


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The Herpetological Society needs volunteers, for the Newsletter, Hands on Events

and a Holiday Banquet Committee Chair.

Please contact the Committee Chairs or a Board Member to help

out.

Remember a newsletter isn’t anything with out your help. If you would like to

contribute an article, Photograph or even art please submit them by 5 p.m. on the

following Tuesday of every Meeting. Please send all electronic submissions to

[email protected].

We are currently looking for covers for the rest of the year.

Jim Soos

Why does this Gopher Snake look Angry??

Beginning Checkbook Balance:

$24,125.81

Income:

Membership $480.00

Library Fines $0.00

Raffl e $73.00

Adoption $150.00

Rodent Sales $670.00

Hands Ons $172.70

Sales $0.00

Total income: $1,545.70

Expense:

Newsletter $0.00

Misc. prt/post. $0.00

Program $270.00

Library $0.00

Supplies $11.99

Hands On $0.00

Rodent cost $0.00

Adoption cost $60.00

Donations $0.00

Voicemail $92.32

Pet Fair parking $39.00

Total Expense $473.31

Cash increase/(decrease) $1,072.39

Other*

Ending Checkbook Balance: $25,198.20

Placement of cash holdings

Checking account $25,198.20

Cash on hand $155.00

Total $25,353.20


Treasurer's Report for March 2008 prepared by Nancy Haig

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TID BIT NEWS:

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