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December 2005 Volume 25 Number 12

Board of DirectorsPresidentSean Hewitt

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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 captivepropagation of reptiles and amphibians;• Educate the members and the general public in the ecological role of reptiles andamphibians;• 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. TheMinnesota Herpetological Society Newsletter is published monthly to provide its memberswith information concerning the society’s activities and a media for exchanging informa-tion, opinions and resources.

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

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The Minnesota Herpetological SocietyAttn: Newsletter EditorBell Museum of Natural History10 Church St. SE.Minneapolis, MN 55455.0104

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South. Florida Reptile Fanciers Find TheirClub Can’t Compete With Internet By Daniella Aird, The Sun,September 12, 2005

Coconut Creek · Gary DiPalma lifted the box’slid to reveal a slithering mass of newborn boaconstrictors.

Dermot Bowden peered inside, savoring thesight. “Whoa! Nice!” he said.

Bowden then whipped out pictures of his ownbaby boas. “Oooh!” DiPalma gushed, eyes pop-ping.

This reptile show-and-tell took place at theSawgrass Herpetological Society’s monthlymeeting. Members gathered at the Fern ForestNature Center on Lyons Road to discuss the lat-est information about reptiles and amphibians.The meeting was BYOR.

The society is barely surviving amid a new gen-eration of reptile lovers who rely on the Internetfor information about the care and breeding ofsnakes, tortoises, turtles, frogs, geckos andother creatures. Chat rooms, message boardsand Web sites have replaced monthly meetingswhere members gather to swap stories aboutturtle mating and the newest snake breeds. At arecent meeting, eight people trickled in. “Weused to pack this place,” said DiPalma of WiltonManors, the group’s only original member. “Nowwe’re barely existing.”

The society, founded in 1990, has a dwindlingroster of about 20 people, down from 115. Tomake up for shrinking membership fees, thegroup hosts garage sales twice a year, DiPalmasaid.

“People don’t like to come out to the parks anddo stuff anymore,” said Joan Kohl, president andfounder of the Coral Springs-based SawgrassNature Center & Wildlife Hospital. “They’re satis-fied sitting in front of their [computer] screens.”

In its heyday, experts from all over Florida cameto the center to address crowds 75 strong. “Iremember you couldn’t get into the parking lotfor meetings,” Kohl recalled.

When the Internet boom hit, herpetological soci-eties across Florida suffered as people discov-ered the endless amounts of information avail-able in cyberspace about reptiles and amphib-ians. The Sawgrass Herpetological Society isamong five in the state, down from 18, DiPalmasaid, adding that groups in Palm Beach andMiami-Dade counties have folded.

Boynton Beach resident Mark Hoffman, a mem-ber since 1993, said the Internet is no match forthe society’s two-hour meetings where reptilebanter includes planning snake hunts and fieldtrips. He said he’d rather meet with real peoplethan screen names. “The Internet takes thehuman element out of it,” he said.

The Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society December 2005 Volume 25 Number 12

From the Editor: This article I ran across particularly concerns me, as I’ve been perusing the pastissues of the MHS newsletter, and increasingly the newsletter editors have had to resort to pleasand bribes in order to get submissions. Now, along with the newsletter, we seem to be running lowon volunteers to chair specific functions, to go out to do hands-ons, and even to fill the board!(Many thank yous to those who stepped up to fill vacant positions.) So, for your own perusal andfood for thought, a Florida herp society’s situation.

(Herp society, continued on page 5)

2005 Holiday BanquetIf you are planning tocome to the banquet onDecember 3, 2005,please drop Liz Bosmana line, with the number ofpeople coming with youand what kind of dish youare bring to share. Youcan e-mail her.Remember it’s only $5.00a person and a dish toshare. You can pay Liz atthe next meeting.Thanks!


News, Notes & Announcements

Cover photo: Macklot’s python and belly-dancer at the 2005 Midwest HerpSymposium. Photo by Asra Halvorson.

Election Results: MHS Board for 2006

President Bruce HaigVice President Tim BanovitzRecording Secretary Ellen HeckMembership Secretary George RichardTreasurer Nancy HaigNewsletter Editor Asra HalvorsonMember at Large Sarah RichardMember at Large Fred BosmanMember at Large Carmelita KnudsonMember at Large David Dewitt

November Adoption Reportby Sarah Richard, Adoption Chair

The following 21 animalsfound homes at theNovember meeting. Thanks toall who stepped up to help ahapless herp. Thanks as wellto Jeff L. for his assistance inAlligator bagging. I havealready started next month’slist with a Red Eared Sliderthat was left in the aisle atC&D Pets in Minneapolis. It isa good sized male with verypretty front claws!

Ball PythonBoa (2)Burmese PythonCorn Snake (4)AlligatorIguanaLeopard Gecko (2)Savannah MonitorOrnate Box Turtles (2)Painted TurtleRussian TortoiseRed eared Slider, sm. (2)Sulcata (2)

Opportunities for MHS Involvement!

We need a new Rodent Chair! Training and freezer provided!(Freezer size under 4 feet wide.)

Also, we need a Photo Contest Chair! This chair is responsiblefor planning and carrying out the photo contest, held annuallyduring March’s White Snake Sale.

Contact a board member for more information!


Attention all Board and Committee Members:

The MHS Board of Directors meeting will heldat Community room at Byerly’s in St. LouisPark on Jan 6, 2006 at 6:00 P.M. The roomholds mid 30’s. The address: 3777 Park CenterDrive. It is reserved under the MinnesotaHerpetological Society. Thank you, Marilyn forreserving the room.

Also, this is a double board meeting. The 2005Minnesota Herpetological Society Board ofDirectors will turn over to the 2006 Board ofDirectors. We have lots to discuss so yourattendance is appreciated. As a courtesy tome, if you are not going to be able to attend,please inform me beforehand. Furthermore, ifyou have anything you want to discuss, pleasealso inform me so I can add it to the meetingagenda. In addition, all committees are invitedto give their status reports.

Regards,Sean Hewitt, MHS President

Ed. Note: As always, everyone is invited to attend theboard meetings! It’s a great way to see and hear what’sgoing on in MHS!

Monthly meeting: Friday, December 2, 2005,7:00 PMSpeaker: TBAProgram: TBADecember is always an exciting month for theMinnesota Herpetological Society. The Holidaybanquet is an excellent opportunity to socializewith friends and win great prizes at the raffle.We’ll also have some home-brewed beer towarm your hearts. A speaker has not been con-firmed as we take the newsletter to press butrest assured that we are working hard to bringan excellent set of presentations to the monthlymeeting and holiday banquet. Please check theMHS webpage for the latest updates(www.mnherpsoc.org).

DiPalma, nicknamed “Froggie,” reached into abag, uncoiled a Hog Island boa constrictor andhung it around his neck. Flicking its blacktongue, the snake twined around his head anddown his back.

Davie resident Vicki Karr stood by, admiring theserpent. “He has so much color toward the endof his tail,” she said. Karr said she comes to themeeting to learn from experts about how to carefor Sony, her pet tortoise. During seminars anddiscussions, she learned to feed him a protein-rich diet of hibiscus flowers. Kohl said Web sitesdon’t always provide reliable information aboutthe proper care of reptiles and amphibians.

“You never know who’s giving out the informa-tion on the Internet, but there are certain meth-ods for caring for these reptiles,” she said,adding that people often release their exoticpets, which is harmful to native wildlife.

Bowden, 42, a software salesman from PalmBeach Gardens, said he makes the trek toCoconut Creek each month because he likesmeeting with other people who share his pas-sion.

“I’ve been interested in reptiles since I was akid,” said Bowden, who also breeds Cay Caulkerboa constrictors.

Boca Raton resident John Roig, 12, one of thesociety’s youngest members, flitted about theroom, petting the variety of snakes. Standingnearby was his father, also named John, whoadmitted reptiles “weren’t his thing.”

Asked why he drags his dad to meetings, Roigsaid, “You get to hold them and pet them. Youcan’t do that on a computer.” §

(Herp society, continued from page 3)


Man hospitalized after snakebite: Marionbreeder in serious conditionBy Holly Zachariah, The Columbus DispatchSeptember 17, 2005From kingsnake.com

With 200 snakes inside his Marion home,Michael Jolliff has been bitten plenty of times.

This time, something went terribly wrong.

Maybe the Western diamondback rattler struck avein Thursday night, maybe it sent a particularlymassive dose of venom coursing through Jolliff’sbloodstream.

All anyone knows for sure is that the snakebreeder now lies in a Columbus hospital bed,unconscious, fighting for his life.

Kentucky Reptile Zoo Director Jim Harrisonhouses one of the world’s largest collections ofvenomous snakes and has been a consultant onbites for more than 20 years. He’s met Jolliff.

Harrison said he was saddened but not sur-prised to hear about Jolliff’s latest reaction.

“That’s the problem with snakebites, you can’tpigeonhole them,” Harrison said. “Each one isvery different.”

Marion police say Jolliff — who has long keptsnakes inside his home in northwestern Marion— was showing Ray Smelzer, a friend andpotential customer, a python just after 11 p.m.

Jolliff reached into a cabinet to get another andgrabbed the Western diamondback rattlerinstead, authorities said. The snake bit Jolliff’sthumb.

“He told Smelzer that he’d been bit, and thathe’d better get him to a hospital,” said Lt. Dave

Clark, of the Marion Police Department. “Hegrabbed some serum, but we don’t know if hegot a chance to use it.”

The pair left the house immediately, Clark said,but by the time they arrived at the closest Marionfire station, Jolliff, 32, was unconscious.

Late last night, he was listed in serious conditionat the Ohio State University Medical Center.

The number of snakebites in the United Stateseach year is not known — theCenters for Disease Control and Preventiondon’t require reporting — but experts estimate itcould be as high as 10,000 and rising. The num-ber of deaths resulting from such bites, however,is fewer than 10 each year.

Two Ohioans died last year from bites.

Jolliff has held an Ohio Department of NaturalResources’ permit to own native species since2002. In 2003, however, he pleaded guilty tostate wildlife misdemeanor violations for failing tokeep proper records and for failing to properlytag a reptile.

Exotic animals — such as the Western diamond-back — are regulated locally.Marion has no law governing the housing ofsnakes, said Kandy Klosterman of the depart-ment’s Division of Wildlife.

Harrison, who extracts snake venom as many as1,000 times a week for serum, said even if Jolliffhad the proper serum at his home, it likelywouldn’t have helped immediately.

“In some cases, for some snakes, it takes asmuch as 50 vials intravenously,” Harrison said.“The most important thing is to . . . get to a hos-pital and help them understand exactly who tocall and what to do.”

Rattler Tidbits

Newborn rattlesnakes do not have functionalrattles; they only have one segment with noth-ing for it to rattle against.

In wet weather, if the rattle has absorbed suffi-cient water, it will not make noise - anotherreason not to rely on a warning from a rat-tlesnake.

Even with a useful rattle, a rattlesnake mightnot always give a warning. There has beenspeculation that rattlesnakes that use their rat-tles around humans are often killed. Naturalselection might favor rattlesnakes that don'tgive advance warning.

-from wikipedia.org


Harrison has been bitten many times, more thanonce by a Western diamondback. The poisonfrom that snake — which is the second-mostcommon venomous snake in the United States— prevents blood clotting and attacks the mus-cles. The patient usually recovers.

Bites, he said, are just something snake ownersget used to.

“If you play with guns, eventually you could getshot,” he said. “If you handle snakes, eventuallyyou could get bit. It’s a risk.”

-Submitted by D.K. Compton

The following is also from kingsnake.com;the story of the bitee:Posted by: Jolliff at Mon Sep 19 13:54:11 2005

This was my post in the Venomous section -there are also pix there if you’re curious.

I’d first like to thank everyone who expressedconcern, emailed, or left phone messages. Evenif I was just in your thoughts, I appreciate it.

As with any bite from a captive, it was a mistakeon the keeper’s part. In this case, it was a splitsecond error that almost proved fatal. I havebeen keeping HOTS for about ten years andhave always said “Anyone can make a mistakeas we are all human.” As Mr. Harrison stated inhis official release, “Bites, he said, are justsomething snake owners get used to. If you playwith guns, eventually you could get shot,” hesaid. “If you handle snakes, eventually you couldget bit. It’s a risk.” As Duffy pointed out, thereare hazards involved in everyday life. Considerthe job hazards involved with being a foundry orconstruction worker (both jobs I’ve had) andwhat about the perils our men in uniform faceeveryday? These are risks we accept and try toprevent.

I did get grazed two years ago and I learned avaluable lesson that day and took precautionarymeasures to ensure the same mistake did notrepeat itself. Unfortunately, we all learn from ourmistakes and I will definitely make adjustmentsto prevent this kind of thing from happeningagain. I am fully aware that these incidentsaffect more people than the person envenomat-ed and hate to see all the press (which is usually– as in this case – not 100% accurate).

With that being said, this IS what happened forthose who are as curious as I am.

My friend was at my place and we were taking


pictures of the Ball Pythons we have available.This is his first year doing the “snake thing” sothis was quite a traumatic experience for him aswell. We were pretty much done when I decidedto grab two more Pythons. I was in a hurry andsimply opened the wrong drawer (yes, the arelabeled). Since I was working with the Balls, Ihad my guard down for a split second and that isall it took. My yearling male Caramel WDB(probably one of the meanest snakes I have)was waiting to ambush prey.

As soon as I opened the cage, I saw a flash ofyellow & felt a slight tap. I immediately closedthe drawer, grabbed my epi-pens & asked myfriend to drive me to the hospital which is aboutten minutes away.

I called 911 to have them prepare the hospitalfor a WDB bite and informed them that I neededCro-Fab as I am allergic to horses (and abouteverything else for that matter). They traced thecall and realized we were right by the FireStation/EMT. They instructed us to pull in and letthe “professionals” take over.As we pulled in, I could feel my body going intohyper drive like a freshly bitten mouse. Iinformed the firemen that I had two Epi-pens onhand and I was going to use one as I slammed itinto my thigh. That was the last thing I remem-ber until I regained consciousness around 3:00p.m. on Friday at OSU Medical Center(Columbus).

According to my friend, the firemen didn’t seemtoo concerned and told him “not to get excited”as they stood there and watched me go intoseizures eight minutes after the bite. He startedyelling that they had better get move on and saidhe would transport me himself if they were goingto just stand there. They dropped me on the firstattempt to remove me from the car but eventual-ly got me to the hospital where we never getsnakebites. They resuscitated me (as my lungs

had collapsed) & life-flighted me to Columbus(about 1.5 hours away by car) where they didn’texpect me to make it. They did CAT scans asthey thought I may have fluid on my brain. Theydid perform a slight fasciotomy on my hand to“check compartment pressure” as my fingerswere blue. I eventually came around and was infull spirits as I knew this was going to be realserious. I was just glad to wake AND NOT seemy whole arm split open. We told them not to,but you know doctors. They had me out of ICUin 24 hours and released me 24 hours after that.

They initially told my wife they didn’t think I wasgoing to make it and couldn’t believe how quick-ly I recovered. I was not able to find out howmany bags of Cro-Fab I received but 3 – 7 wasthe answer depending on who I asked. At onetime, my diastolic blood pressure was 50 andthey said the pH level in my blood was “not typi-cal of a living person.”

So that is my weekend – closest to death thatI’ve ever been. All I can say is don’t believe itcan never happen to you and have Epi-pens onhand. I’m not familiar w/ the details of the Rhinobite that took the life of the OH fireman last year,but I believe (?) he died from Anaphylacticshock. I also believe I would not be here today ifI didn’t have the Epi-pens on hand. Everyonestresses the importance of having your own anti-venin but that is not what usually kills you w/infifteen minutes of a bite. So please see yourdoctors and get some epinephrine – just in caseyou happen to make that split second error.”

-Submitted by D.K. Compton


What’s So Weird About Being a Herper? By Allen Salzberg

To most civilians (i.e., non-herpers), reptiles andamphibians are just plain weird. Some haveshells. Others have no legs. Many eat (yuck!)bugs or (double yuk!) mice and rats.

To these same civilians, herpers come in a closesecond in the weird category. And as you know,we herpers are proud of our weirdness.

This is especially true of herpers who are willingto go way beyond what “normal” society definesas the call of duty in terms of taking care of ani-mals.

As the owner of HerpArts.com, an on-line giftstore for reptile and amphibian lovers, it’sinevitable that my daily e-mail contains at leastone good, “You wouldn’t believe …” story from aherper.

Many of these stories involve food, both humanand herp.

For instance, there’s the creation of two shop-ping lists—one for humans, the other for herps.And the issue of who gets the best quality food.In this case, the humans always lose. The familygets the canned goods, the iceberg lettuce,maybe a chopped tomato and cucumber for theirsalad; their herps enjoy the freshest, and mostexpensive Boston or red-leafed lettuce, freshcantaloupe, and hothouse tomatoes.

When there’s a pet shop in the mall next to thesupermarket, a third shopping list is also creat-ed. This one includes mice, feeder goldfish,superworms and crickets.

Herping has been known to change the way her-pers look at other animals.

Take the lady from the Midwest who hates cock-roaches. Now she raises them. They makeexcellent treats for her bearded dragons.

Or the avid Texas baseball fan that, during nightgames, can’t keep his attention from strayingfrom the field to the bugs flying around the lights.Hmm, he thinks, wouldn’t my lizard love some ofthose bugs?

Of course, herper madness does not stop withfood. A couple I know love to shop for furniture.That’s because they’ve converted lots of their oldfurniture into cages.

Others have remodeled a room—into a walk in-cage for a full-grown iguana. Some rip out prizedrose bushes so their turtles can have a biggerpond.

There’s even been serious negotiations overwhether or not to add a wing to the familyhouse—not just for herps to move into, but todisplay a herper’s hundreds (or was that thou-sands?) of herp knick-knacks.

Herps of course, start to affect many other partsof your life.

Your family complains that they don’t see youanymore. Or they refuse to let you leave thehouse without a written promise not to returnwith another snake, frog or turtle.

You start to develop different sets of friends—herp people…and everyone else.

And when your spouse says, “Either the herpsgo or I go!” you hesitate. You negotiate. You beg,bargain and plea.

This is where the Herp Postnuptial Agreement

(What’s so weird?, continued on page 12)


Moments from the

Midwest Herpetological Symposium

October 21-23, 2005

For October 2005Beginning Checkbook Balance: 6,856.37

Income:Membership 240.00Library Fines 10.00Raffle 55.25Adoption 139.00Rodent Sales 512.00Small Item Sales 40.00Donations 375.00Midwest 8,832.00Other* 1,513.61

Total Income: 11,716.86

Expense:Newsletter 388.30Misc. Printing and Postage 0.00Program 50.00Library 0.00Supplies 0.00Refreshments 0.00Rodent Cost 0.00Adoption Cost 120.00Midwest costs 5,115.05Donations 0.00Other* 1,346.67

Total Expense: 7,020.02

Cash Increase/(Decrease): 4,696.84Other* --transfer 6,946.39Ending Checkbook Balance: 18,499.60

Placement of Cash HoldingsChecking Account 18,499.60Savings Account --transferred 0.00Cash on Hand 150.00Total 18,649.60

Treasurer’s Notes:

Income:* $1,513.61 RenFest donations* $375.00 hands-on donations* $6,946.39 Transfer from savings

Expense: $1,346.67 Occasional Paper PrintingAlthough not all expenses have been totalled, it looks asif the Midwest was a great success. Thanks to all whoattended and participated.

Minnesota Herpetological SocietyTreasurer's ReportPrepared by Nancy Haig, Treasurer


was first introduced. In the case of herp loversmarried to each other, it lays out how who getswhat herps. (Only kidding; but it sounds like agood idea.)

It’s not all bad though.

Your friends and family always know what to getyou for your birthday, Mother’s Day, Father’sDay, or wedding anniversary—anything related toyour favorite herp.

These same people also start to visit you moreoften. After all, you have a better, more variedand healthier herp collection than the local zoo.And the kids can ask the “zoo-keeper “ all thequestions they want.

And that is something any owner of any animal(dog, cat, bird or herp) most desires—beingabout to talk about your beloved pets for as longas you like!

Allen Salzberg recently collected the best ofthese stories, with his wife Anita Salzberg(author of Confessions of a Turtle Wife), in theirbest-selling book, You Know You’re aHerper…When You Dream in Green. available atHerpArts.com, Amazon.com, andBarnesandnoble.com. Originally written and pub-lished for the Mid-Atlantic Reptile Show programMay 17, 18, 2005.

(What’s so weird?, continued from page 9)

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