vol. 26 (2006), no. 4

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AAPRILPRIL 2006 V2006 VOLUMEOLUME 26 N26 NUMBERUMBER 44

the newsletter of the

April Meeting: Mix It Up!A Trio of Topics See Page 3

Pet Expo Recap

Field Herping Opportunities

Help Make a Snakey Cake! See page 4 for details!

WEB VERSIONInformation edited/removed to respect privacy concerns.

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April 2006 Volume 26 Number 4

Board of DirectorsPresidentBruce Haig

Vice PresidentTim Banovitz

Recording SecretaryEllen Heck

Membership SecretaryGeorge Richard

TreasurerNancy Haig

Newsletter EditorAsra Halvorson

Members at LargeFred Bosman

Sarah Richard

David Dewitt

Carmelita Knudson

CommitteesAdoptionSarah Richard

EducationJan Larson

LibraryTim Banovitz

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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 captive propagationof 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.

The Minnesota Herpetological Society is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization. Membership is opento all individuals with an interest in amphibians and reptiles. The Minnesota Herpetological SocietyNewsletter is published monthly to provide its members with information concerning the society’sactivities 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 ofMinnesota, on the first Friday of each month (unless there is a holiday conflict). The meeting startsat 7:00pm and lasts about three hours. Please check the MHS Voice mail for changes in schedulesor cancellations.

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The Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society April 2006 Volume 26 Number 4

April Upcoming Speakers: Mix it up – Speaker triadby Jeff LeClere

April’s meeting will feature three interesting presentations that, individually,would be too short to fill the length of a normal talk. There is no theme; eachsubject was specifically chosen to be unique. Collectively, they will produce acolorful blend of information within the span of a normal presentation.

Craig Renier – Keeping and Breeding Fire SalamandersPresentations regarding the breeding and rearing of amphibians are usuallyscarce. Indeed, producing amphibians involves a whole new set of challengesdifferent from those of reptiles. Craig has been member of MHS for over 10years. He has been maintaining and breeding fire salamanders since 2003. Hewill discuss proper husbandry and breeding including what methods haveworked for him and those that haven’t met with the best of success. He hasbeen breeding herps for over 20 years. Throughout this span of time he hasbred veiled chameleons, banded geckos, fat-tailed geckos, leopard geckos,and three day gecko species (giants, peacocks, and gold dust). He has alsohad success with Tropidocalotes, Stenodactylus, African clawed frogs, anddwarf frogs. Craig has also kept poison dart frogs and a mata mata.

Gordon Vadis, President of BugCo – The Business of Bugs“Gordy” has taken his family owned business of about 50 years from the earlydays of selling minnows as bait to one of the largest distributors of crickets andother insects in the nation. He will discuss the trials and tribulations of produc-ing and shipping live insects to retail pet stores, zoos, schools, and labs acrossthe country. Learn how he developed and shaped the diet and packaging ofcrickets to create his flagship product, the Bug Box, which revolutionized theworld of feeder insects. Gordy has worked so diligently that his efforts havegained him nationwide media coverage on NBC’s Today Show and Newsweekin 2004, and won three awards in 2003. BugCo also currently runs an ad inReptiles magazine. In 2005, the business continued to grow with a couple newexciting changes. And, to top it all off, BugCo is located right here inMinnesota!

Ed Quinn, Division Resource Management Program CoordinatorMN DNR – Field Herping Opportunities for MHS membersEver wonder who reads our MHS field survey reports and what they do withthem? Find out as Ed takes us through a history of MHS field surveys and alook at what some future sites hold. In addition, Ed and I have been working onsome new, very exciting opportunities for MHS members to assist the DNRchase down herps in the field and teach newcomers the wonderful world offield herping. If you are interested in field herping on any level you cannotmiss this talk! If you are not sure how to find herps in the wild, or if you are aseasoned herper, learn how the MHS and MN DNR can help each other, howthey can help you, and how you can help them. Do not miss it!

For future months’ speakers, see page 5

If you’ve gotsalamanders or

insectivorous herps,please bring themto the April meet-ing for Critter of

the Month!

This Critter of theMonth is themed

around April’s speakers!

NOTICE OF MEMBERSHIP DUES INCREASE

At the meeting held February 4, 2006 the board unanimously voted to propose anincrease in the membership fees as follows:

Basic: increase from $15 to $20Contributing: increase from $30 to $40Sustaining and Commercial will remain the same at $60 and $25, respectively.

The board can only propose the increase. It is up to the general membership tovote on it. The voting will take place at the May general meeting, which is sched-

uled for the 5th of that month at 7pm. The change would go into effect June 1st,2006.

In order to vote, you must1. Be a member in good standing.2. Attend the general meeting. No provision will be made for absentee voting.


News, Notes & Announcements

Cover Photo © Jeff LeClere

Happy Birthday MHS! Help with our Cake Snake!As mentioned in last month’s newsletter, May will be the MinnesotaHerpetological Society’s 25th Anniversary! To celebrate, this May willbe a special meeting, complete with a reunion of some of the originalfounding members (more details on the speakers later), plus a cake!But we’ll need your help to create this massive cake.

Here’s what we’re planning for the cake:

Here’s your part: Bake one or more 8 or 9 inch circular cakes-- followthe directions on the cake mix package for a 2layer circular. Cut it in half as shown in the dia-gram to the right, and have it already frosted tobring to the May meeting. We will assemblethe massive beast on the front row of tables.The more people contribute, the longer thesnake!

There will be more details and a sign-up sheet at the April meeting ifyou are interested in contributing to this silly, fun, enormous snakey-cake. See you there!

Audit CommitteeMembers NeededVolunteers are needed for the 2005

Audit Committee. Every year, a small

committee consisting of the current

treasurer and two club members

audits the financial reports for the

prior year. The two club members

cannot also be members of the cur-

rent Board of Directors. The process

takes about four hours and account-

ing experience is not required.

Please contact Bruce Haig at the April

general meeting or by e-mail if you

are interested.

State Fair ChairpersonNeeded!Before you know it, it’ll be State Fairtime. An important part of MHS’s edu-cational outreach is the Minnesotaherp exhibit we run in the DNR build-ing on the State Fairgrounds. Manyfolks take our flyers and learn aboutMinnesota herps through this venue.However, this program can’t run with-out a State Fair Chairperson. Thisposition is open! Will you be the per-son who steps up for this importantoutreach venue? If you’d like moreinformation, ask a board member ortalk to Marilyn.


Herp Mini-Survey – June 3, 2006Mark your calendars for a one-day reptile and amphibian survey tentativelyscheduled for Saturday, June 3, 2006 on the property owned by Bruce andNancy Haig just north of the Twin Cities. This is an opportunity to learn sur-vey and species identification techniques in anticipation of future state parksurveys. Details and sign-up sheets will be provided at the May generalmeeting.

Attention: Persons interested in field herping opportunities!Do you want to find and photograph herps in the wild but need a little assis-tance? Are you a seasoned herper who wishes to participate in coordinatedsurveys? The following notice is intended for anyone interested in findingherps in the wild. Several opportunities await you this year, so mark yourcalendars!

April 7, 2006 —— MHS General meeting Ed Quinn will discuss MHS fieldsurveys past and present and present new herping programs. Please seeUpcoming Speakers on the MHS website and the MHS newsletter.

June 3, 2006 —— Field herping clinic at the Haig residence in East Bethel,MN. We will be teaching MHS members various methods for finding herps innature. This program is geared for those who have never herped and wishto learn, but will also be diverse enough for anyone who would like toattend. Look for a sign-up sheet at the meetings. We are also interested involunteers who would like to help guide as well. See below for contact.

June 10, 2006 —- Is the tentative date for the formal MHS Field Survey forthe year. The tentative location is Sibley St. Park. This is typically a week-end long event, but volunteers can sign up for any day they choose. Thissurvey is always well attended, is really fun, and we usually turn up a goodnumber of herps. The main goal is to document new county records andsubmit an annual report the MN DNR. Look for sign up sheets at the MHSmeetings!

All of these events and more will be presented in greater detail at the April7 MHS general meeting.

For questions or further info, please contact me.—Jeff LeClere

Future Months’ SpeakersMay: MHS 25th Anniversary!Delvin Jones, Barney Oldfield, DanKeyler, Jim Gerholdt, Bruce Dellesand more TBA will blast you into thepast with a Minnesota HerpetologicalSociety “This is your life: past, pres-ent, and future”. Topics will includehow the MHS was formed and how itwas run in the early years, hopefullyfollowed by comments by newer MHSmembers (TBA) demonstrating howthings have changed since. Thismeeting will have a very informal“party” feel to it with many anecdotes,decorations and a cake. More detailscan be found in other parts of thenewsletter. Come help us celebrateMHS 25th Birthday!

June: Noah Anderson – Thermalbiology of Gopher Tortoises and feed-ing mechanics in turtles (official titleTBA)Noah is a doctoral student at IdahoState University researching feedingmechanics in aquatic turtles, whichwill form part of his presentation. Theother half will focus on the results of astudy of thermal biology in Gopher tor-toises in Mississippi. Noah was a2000 and 2004 MHS grant recipientwhich helped to fund both projects.

July: Rebecca Christoffel –University of Michigan (title TBA)A long distance MHS member,Rebecca’s thesis involves people’sperceptions of snakes, especially ven-omous species. This work is probablythe largest and most comprehensiveto date dealing with the interactionbetween those who fear snakes andthose who educate using snakes. Shewill provide suggestions about how topresent snakes to the public, andthere are a few surprises! If you areinvolved in MHS Hands-On events onany level, or give herp presentations,you do not want to miss this one!


Photo Contest 2006

People’s Choice Winnerby Kevin Collison

Kevin Collison won in the “Other Herps” cater-gory in all three places. He also received thePeople’s Choice award.

Becky Girard won 1st and 3rd in theSnakes/Lizard category

TJ Turner won 2nd in the Snakes/Lizard category


Richard Bonk won first in the Mixed Media/digitally enhanced catergoryLaurie Grassel won secondLiam Bonk won third

Skyler Bouley won first and second in the 12 and under catergoryAugust Hewitt won third

Some of the great entries received for this year’s Photo Contest!


For January 2006Beginning Checkbook Balance:18,347.82

Income:Membership 395.50Library Fines 2.00Raffle 103.50Adoption 25.00Rodent Sales 0.00Small Item Sales 0.00Donations 0.00Midwest 0.00Other 0.00

Total Income: 526.00

Expense:Newsletter 388.30Misc. Printing and Postage 0.00Program 0.00Library 0.00Supplies 42.88Hands-On 93.50Refreshments 0.00Rodent Cost 1,160.98Adoption Cost 0.00Midwest costs (281.11)Donations 725.00Other* 544.41Other* 296.56

Total Expense: 2,970.52

Cash Increase/(Decrease): (2,444.52)

Ending Checkbook Balance: 15,903.30

Placement of Cash HoldingsChecking Account 15,903.30Cash on Hand 155.00Total 16,058.30

Treasurer’s Notes:Income: Income was low due to lack ofsalesExpense: 2005 rodent bill was paid$93.50 2006 Pet Expo Electric fee(Hands-On)$725 donation grasslands study grant* $544.41 newsletter postage* $296.56 2005 Holiday Banquet costs

For February 2006Beginning Checkbook Balance:15,903.30

Income:Membership 250.00Library Fines 0.00Raffle 67.00Adoption 75.00Rodent Sales 139.00Small Item Sales 102.00Donations 144.00Midwest 0.00Other 0.00

Total Income: 777.00

Expense:Newsletter 388.30Misc. Printing and Postage 0.00Program 0.00Library 0.00Supplies 27.81Hands-On 0.00Refreshments 0.00Rodent Cost 1,663.02Adoption Cost 60.00Midwest costs 0.00Donations 0.00Other* 182.82

Total Expense: 2,321.95

Cash Increase/(Decrease): (1,544.95)

Ending Checkbook Balance: 14,358.35

Placement of Cash HoldingsChecking Account 14,358.35Cash on Hand 155.00Total 14,513.35

Treasurer’s Notes:Income: $144.00 Hands-on donationExpense: 2006 rodent bill was paid*$182.82 voice mail

Minnesota Herpetological Society Treasurer's ReportPrepared by Nancy Haig,Treasurer

Board Meeting ReviewBy Ellen Heck, Recording Secretary

Treasurer’s Report- The bank balance, year todate, is down approximately $4000.

Vice-President’s Report- Speakers coming up:April- Craig Renier – Breeding FireSalamanders, Gordon Vadis – BugCo, EdQuinn – DNR; History of MHS FieldSurveys & new opportunities

May- 25th Anniversary - Delvin Jones,Barney Oldfield, Dan Keylor, Jim Gerholdt,Bruce DellesJune- Noah Anderson – Report on grantaward and doctoral on turtle feedingresearchJuly- Rebecca Christoffel – her thesis on theright way to present herps to the public

Pet Expo- This went very well. Channels 9,11, 29 got film and Jeff did a radio spot for950 AM.

Survey- Randy is looking into dates with theDNR. May 10th is slotted as the one daymini-survey at Bruce & Nancy’s.

Old BusinessDues – The increase notice was in thenewsletter but not announced at the meet-ing. The notice be published next monthand announced at the April meeting.

Inventories – The request for inventory listswas reiterated.

25th anniversary Birthday party theme,“Snake cake” - a request for cakes will beput in the newsletter. It was suggested thatwe invite old members, the DNR, zoos, etc.Also, we should probably contact themedia, newspapers, etc.

Library Inventory - This is complete. Somebooks are more than 2 years overdue

New BusinessDNR/Field Survey - DNR may reimburse$200-$400 since MHS has no budget forfield surveys. This could become an ongo-ing thing. Members could be recruited tovisit various parks and log what they see.Jeff will head up a committee to review thesheets before turning them over to DNR.Also, they would like members to help setup 1 or 2 day nature hikes for the public as


Thank You 2005 Volunteers!Many thanks to the MHS members who, as usual, generously contributed their time and

talents to support the MHS and its public education goals during 2005. The members

that contributed over ten hours will be receiving a small gift in appreciation at the April

general meeting. If your name is not among those that contributed over ten hours and

you feel it should be, please send me an email describing your contribution before the

April meeting.

Members contributing 10 hours or more:Aherns, Jodi Curry, Connie Homich, April Merck, GordonAllard, Roger Danathar, Chad Hulslander, Marie Miller, AnnaAnding, Emilie Danathar, Christy Jaeger, Amanda Moriarty, JohnAnding, Rachel Delles, Chase Janni, Mike Morris, LilyAuguston, Monet DeWitt, Amanda Karsten, Sam Moss, BillBacker, Kaia DeWitt, Dave Kazeck, Pete Peterson, StacyBacker, Marla Dye, , Amanda Keyler, Dan Pfarr, HarleyBacker, Mike Evans, Heather Knott, Matt Printy, JeffBacker, Sage Fremouv, J W Knudson, Carmelita Reinders, AnkeBanowitz,Tim Gamble,Tony Knudson, Daniel Richard, GeorgeBittner, Linda Giefer, Kara Lang, Casey Richard, SarahBlasus, Marilyn Grassel, Laurie Lang, Mariah Sandberg, BillBlasus, Randy Grassel,Vern Lang, Marit Sasse, AaronBliese,Tom Haig, Bruce Larson, Christina Sasse, CherylBonk, Liam Haig, Nancy Larson, Jan Sasse,ThomasBonk, Richard Hakomaki, Nancy Larson, Merle Schmidtke, MarkBosman, Fred Halvorson, Asra LeClere, Jeff Schmidtke, NicholasBosman, Liz Heck, Ellen Lucas, Richard Snyder, BrandyBoughton, Faye Hensley, April Mahlow, Josh Turner,ToddBrumfield, Judi Hewitt, Michelle Manna, Jen VanderBales, CinciBush, Mike Hewitt, Sean Mauricio, Liz Vitrone, PaulBuzicky, Barb Holstrom, Caitlan Menke, Sean Wold, AbbyCarlson,Vanessa Holstrom, Jody Menke, Shannon Wold, Ananda

Other generously contributing members:Albrecht, Kara Gilbertson,Theo Kvanbek, Greg Rex, AlexandraAndreasen, Jan Grassel, Janna Lang, Jeff Rohweder, MikeAsh, Gary Gushulak, Michelle Levell, John Rose, JoAsleson, Dave Hawkins, Daiel Mahling, Laurie Rose,TaliBittner, David Heit, Aaron Matson, Heather Sasse, JoshBittner, Steven Heit, Jim Meltzer, John Scamp, MaddieBrowning, Karen Hewitt, August Monson, Dan Schmidtke, ZacharyBruacks, Andrea Holstrom, Ken Monson, Lori Schmoll, AlexCalander, Donna Ingbreston, Brian Patika, Melissa Strand, MeganCisewski,Tina Ingbretson, Heather Patika,Jamie Taylor, ShanonClayton, Heather Jack, Marlo Peterson, Jon Ulveness, DomoniqueGerholdt, Jim Jacobsen, Glen Porwoll, Ann Ward, JohnGilbertson, Darren Johnson, Molly Refsnider, Jeanine Wold, Brent

well as MHS members. Ed Quinn will dis-cuss this further at the April meeting.State Fair – Still need someone to chairthis.The announcement was not in thenewsletter but Asra will insert in the Aprilissue.

2005 Audit – It is in the bylaws that thiswill be done by a committee of 3, consist-ing of the treasurer and 2 non-boardmembers. Bruce will ask for 2 volunteersat the next meeting. The audit will com-mence immediately and be finished byJune. The request for volunteers will beput in the newsletter.

White Snake Sale Wrap-upBy Ellen Heck, Recordiing Secretary

The white snake sale has come and gonefor another year. We had over 700 itemsdonated and raised over $1000, which isbetter than last year.

In the best traditions of Hollywood, wehave many people to thank, starting withTodd Turner, who volunteered to run thesale. Other volunteers were Fred Bosman,Ananda and Abbey Wold, Asra Halvorson,Ellen Heck, Nancy Haig, CarmelitaKnudson, Christy & Chad Danathar, BrandySchneider, Roger (last name unknown),Heather (last name unknown), Josh &Marie Huslander.

We unfortunately don’t have space tothank all the donors individually, but with-out you and your support, the sale couldnot happen.

In addition to the items donated by mem-bers, a number of businesses from aroundthe country sent things in.

ApogeeBlue Chameleon VenturesProExoticsNatural Chemistry, IncReptile WearablesCaribSea, IncPretty Pets

We realize it is a long process to total thebags and check out, and we thank every-one for their patience. We are formulatingplans to speed the process for future sales.


Entering the vast expanse of theMinneapolis Convention Center, one isgreeted by an open sea of booths anddisplays catering to dogs and cats,with a few companion birds in the mix.You can find everything from food tobedding to pet hair removers to glam-our photography in these many aisles.Way in the back there is a huge poolwhere dog owners are happily encour-aging their pooches to run the length ofthe ramp and leap into the air to catchan object tied to a rope hanging outover the water. Whether they catch it,or miss it, the dogs fall happily into thewater and swim out to wait excitedly fortheir next turn. Dogs are barking, dog-owners are strutting and people in thestands are clapping.

But over there on the far wall, in themidst of all this commotion, there is abooth that appears to have a log jam ofpeople surrounding it. It’s kind of alow key booth, not a lot of noise com-

ing from over there, but there are plen-ty of interested people nonetheless. Infact, it’s hard to get past the booth forall the people.

It’s the booth staffed by the membersof the Minnesota HerpetologicalSociety. Here there are snakes rang-ing in size from 13-foot long pythons toyoung corn snakes barely a foot long.There are water turtles and tortoiseson display for those who like reptileswith a hard shell and lizards for thosewho prefer a more active animal.There is even a small alligator so peo-ple can see where Aunt Mary’s pursecame from. On the back wall of the 30-foot display are two large cages con-taining display animals. One containsa huge iguana and in the other is alarge python. These display animalsprovide living examples of what thosecute little pet store animals will one daybecome.

PetExpo2006

Text and Picturesby Bill Moss


The knowledgeable MHS volunteersare there to share their experienceand expertise with the public attend-ing this event. Among the hoards ofpeople lining up in front of the displayare those who are eagerly reaching into touch one of the animals being heldby MHSers while learning all aboutthe particular critter, there are thosewho prefer to stand back and watchfrom a distance, and of course - thosewho, once they realize what’s in thebooth, step lively to quickly put dis-tance between themselves and those“creepy” reptiles (or is it our staff?).

The Pet Fair and other public venuesthat the MHS participates in are waysof fulfilling one of the missions of theMHS – to educate the public as to thevalue of reptiles and amphibians innature. There is no telling how manypeople walked away from this boothwith a greater appreciation of theseanimals than what they arrived with.To that end, Job Well Done!

The MHS would like to thank MarilynBlasus for chairing this event andthank the following people for theirgenerous participation – collectivelyover 226 hours of volunteer time.

Robert Eschbach; Amanda Dewitt;Cory Schaak; Tabitha Schaak; DaveDewitt; Chris Smith; Skyler Bouley;Yvette Bouley; Sean Hewitt; AugustHewitt; Jennifer Hensley; PeterKaizer; Brandy Snyder; ChristinaDanathar; Larry Lillo; Jason Lillo;Gordon Merck; Randy Blasus;Michelle Hewitt; Jeff LeClere; EllenHeck; April Homich; KathyClaugherty; Chad Danathar; SarahRichard; George Richard.


Got a good tip or idea for the Juve Herper Page? Email Dan Monson. See you at the meeting! -Dan FishMan

April Herp-Help Tip:Don’t leave reptile lights on at

night. Reptiles need a “photo peri-od”, so turn the light off at night

so they can sleep.Note: Ceramic Heat Emitters andInfrared Reflector Spot bulbs can

be left on 24 hours.

Juve InterviewName: TaliAge: 9Lives with: My mom, Jo

How long have you been goingto MHS meetings? Since wejoined in September 2004

What’s best about MHS? I love every-thing about the meetings-- the people, thespeakers, the adoptions, the raffle. Oh, and I loved beingat RenFest!

What’s your favorite herp? Go DRAGONS! Bearded,Water, and Legendary!

Next herp you would like to get? California King or“Oreo” snake.Then, when I’m older and move out, aboa.

What are your pets’ names?Corn Snake: Candy CaneBearded Dragon: NorbertChinese Water Dragon: Argetlam or“Argie”Mali Uromastyx: Auralam or “Aurie”Crested Gecko: Pumpkin PieMap Turtle: Canica or “Nica”Dwarf African Clawed Frogs: Ranito &RanitaChilian Rose-Haired Tarantula:VeredCats: Azure, Juglans Negra or “Jug”, Murtagh or“Murt”, Belvedere or “Mr. B”

Juve Herper Page

The Winner for March 2006 Favorite HerpSurvey...It was the closest race we’ve had, but in theend, the CORN SNAKE won out!

2nd Ball Python3rd Boa Constrictor4th King Snake5th, last but not to be left out, the Garter Snake

We had 16 Juve Voters. Some of the com-ments on why they voted for the corn

snake:

Lawea: Snakes are awesome animalsto have. I have two and I love them.They are very easy and don’t taketons or work.Skyler : Easy to keep, calm, good for

beginners.Marcy: Because I got to hold one.They’re

smooth.Theo Because I own one as a pet.Jessie:They are very beautiful snakes.

Birthday wishesgo out to

Caitim - AprilHumza Halder - April 14

Liam Bonk - April 28

Minnesota Herpetological Society Membership Application

Active Memberships: Sustaining ($60/year) Contributing ($30/year) Basic ($15/year)

Corresponding Memberships: Commercial ($25/year, 2 business card ads/year)

Required check info. Drivers Lic # State DOB

Please enclose the proper payment with your application. Make Checks Payable To: Minnesota Herpetological Society. Membership is for 12months from the date of approval, a receipt will be sent only upon request. Mail to: Minnesota Herpetological Society, Bell Museum of NaturalHistory, 10 Church St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Please allow 6-8 weeks for processing.

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MHS Ad Policy: The MHS assumes NO RESPONSIBILITY regarding the health or legality ofany animal, or the quality or legality of any product or service advertised in the MHSNewsletter. Any ad may be rejected at the discretion of the Newsletter Editor. Due to spacelimitations, unpaid and complimentary advertisements are subject to occasional omission.

Classified Ads: All active members are allowed a classified ad, run free of charge as spacepermits. Ads may be run three consecutive months, after which time they may be resub-mitted. Corresponding members are allowed a complimentary business card advertisementmonthly as space permits. Due to federal restrictions on non-profit mailing permits, we arenot allowed to run ads for travel, credit, or insurance agencies.

Submissions: All advertisements should be submitted to the MHS Editor, Bell Museum ofNatural History, 10 Church St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Deadline is the night of theGeneral Meeting for inclusion in the next newsletter. Make checks payable to: MinnesotaHerpetological Society.

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