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October 2005 Volume 25 Number 10

Board of DirectorsPresidentRandy Blasus

Vice PresidentSean Hewitt

Recording SecretaryBarb Buzicky

Membership SecretaryGeorge Richard

TreasurerNancy HaigNewsletter EditorAsra Halvorson

Members at LargeTony Gamble

Fred Bosman

Mike Bush

Sarah Richard

CommitteesAdoptionSarah Richard

EducationJan Larson

LibraryTim Banobitz

WebmasterAnke Reinders

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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.

Submissions to the NewsletterAds or Notices must be submitted no later than the night of the General Meeting to beincluded in the next issue. Longer articles will be printed as time and space allows andshould be in electronic file format if possible. See inside back cover for ad rates.Submissions may be sent to:

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The Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society October 2005 Volume 25 Number 10

October meeting: Friday,October 7, 2005, 7:00 p.m.

Program:GalapagosIslands

GuestSpeaker:George Richard

October’s speaker will be ourvery own George Richard. Hewill be presenting a fascinatingtalk on Sarah’s and his trip tothe Galapagos Islands, a histori-cally and biologically significantgroup of islands with animalsthat show how some very spe-cific adaptations evolve.

With all the interesting herps (aswell as other flora and fauna)found in this region, this is a talkyou simply can’t miss!

Upcoming meeting:November 4, 2005Annual Meeting & ElectionsGuest Speaker:Tony Gamble, South Africa Trip

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News, Notes & Announcements

Reminder: Hands On!

3M Super Science Fair at 3M,Maplewood, MNFriday, September 30 andSaturday, October 1

Come out and represent MHS atthis fabulous event! For moreinformation and to sign up, contactJan Larson, MHS Education Chair.

Calling All U of M Students

MHS needs know who is apart, full time or graduate stu-dents at the U of M immedi-ately. This is to continue to rentthe rooms for MHS meetings. Ifyou are currently enrolled,please contact our MembershipSecretary, George Richard.Please identify yourself as astudent in the email and includeyour name, university emailaddress and a phone number.Also, U of M Alumni should alsonotify MHS, but this isn’t astime sensitive. Alumni shouldmake sure to clarify they arecurrently not enrolled. If youhave any questions, pleasecontact Marilyn Blasus. -MBB

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The membership of the MinnesotaHerpetological Society is herebynotified that the Annual Meeting,including elections for the 2006Board of Directors, will take placeon November 4, 2005 GeneralMembership meeting.

Date: November 4, 2005Time: 7:00 p.m.Where: Room 335 Borlaug HallU of MN St. Paul campusWho: All current MHS membersin good standing

September Raffle Donors

Jocelyn Ingbretson55 gallon aquarium

Heather & Brian Ingbretsonhexagonal aquarium & stand

Marilyn BlasusMisc. items

The Midwest Symposium being heldhere in Minnesota is fast approach-ing. I am in charge of coordinatingthe volunteers for this event.Please e-mail me or call me directlyto let me know that you want to vol-unteer. There are many jobs to dofor Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Ifyou leave a message, please leaveme the day and times you would beable to volunteer. If you want me tocall you back, please leave a num-ber where you can be reached.Thanks everyone! Let's make a dif-ference!

-Barb Buzicky

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September Adoption Reportby Sarah Richard, Adoption Chair

Following are a list of the animals that came inand were placed at the meeting. All animals thatcame in were placed— as well as an iguana fromfoster who found a home! Thank you all for open-ing your homes and hearts to help our haplessherps!

Alligator Ball Python2 Bearded Dragons 3 BoasHorned Toad 2 IguanasNile Monitor Painted TurtleMap Turtle Savannah MonitorTree Frog Box Turtle

HELP WANTEDNow I need to ask for more help. The adoptioncommittee is in desperate need of help in severalareas.

Foster and or permanent homes for iguanas

We have a continuing need for fosters and or per-manent homes for iguanas within the Society, butit is apparent that we are simply saturated andneed to expand our program to nonmembers. Inaddition to expanding our pool of available homesfor iguanas this is an opportunity for educating thepublic and exposure for the Society.I need a few people who are willing to act as

liaisons with their local pet shops about postingsigns and/or visiting shops to do “adoption days”basically educating people about iguanas withoutscaring them off. Or come up with your own ideas.I am open to all the help I can get as long as itstarts with “I will” and not “You should”. The goalhere is to move iguanas into permanent homeswhile representing the Society in a positive fash-ion.Liz Redmond has agreed to be coordinator for thiseffort. You can contact her directly.

It was said by somebody famous (I think) that ifyou ever become indispensable you should quit.

While I have no intention or desire to move on atthis time, it is time to start training someone to fillthe position of Adoption Chair so that I can go onvacation without the program shutting down. Iwouldn’t mind having a co-chair/s to share someof the responsibilities.It is not necessary that you be able to house largequantities of animals, you just have to be able todeal with the public.

Here are just a few of the areas that could be del-egated:Emergency Response for general public and Authority situ-ations. Must have cell phone and ability to respond in atimely fashion. 0-10 hpm (hours per month) Foster animals in need of emergency placement. 1-5 hpmTaking over some or all of the phone answering. 5-10 hpmIntake of non-emergency placements. 9 hpmSupervising vet student’s hands on of adoption animals. 2hpmTransporting to the meetings. 2.5 hpmSetting up animals at the meeting. .5 hpmAnnouncing the animals at the meeting. .25 hpmWatch animals and answer questions while meeting isgoing on. 2 hpmSupervise the selection procedure. .5 hpmClean up after the meetings. (meeting site and cage clean-ing off site) 3 hpmPrepare monthly report and newsletter article. 1.5 hpm

Rinse and repeat next month.

If you are interested in any or all of these func-tions but wouldn’t know where to begin, that’sokay. Call, make an appointment and come helpme do cleanup. We can talk while we work. Startshadowing and after a while you will see howeasy it is. Thanks for taking the time to read all ofthis. And thanks in advance for your help.

Sarah Richard, Adoption ChairMinnesota Herpetological Society


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2005 State Fair

Thanks to all those who supported the exhibit inthe DNR Building at the 2005 State Fair.

Animal donors: Jim Gerholdt, Jan Larson, JeffLeClere and John Moriarty.Volunteers: Bruce & Nancy Haig, Bill Sandberg,Molly Johnson & Karen Browning, Sam Karsten& Vanessa Carlson, Nancy Hakomaki & BillMoss, Liz & Fred Bosman, Tali & Jo Rose,Daniel Hawkins, Richard & Liam Bonk, DonnaCalander & Glen (Jake) Jacobson. RandyBlasus, also, needs to be thanked for helpingme clean before and after, haul all the stuff toand from, pick up and deliver the animals andpatience as I again took on a task that he isforced to help with. I wish to thank the DNRstaff, Carrol and Adele, for allowing us theopportunity and space to educate so many peo-ple. The DNR provided the financial contribu-tion of admittance tickets into the fair for our vol-unteers.

It is fun to stand back and watch the public walkthrough the building. We are really one of themost popular stops for the DNR. Of course, thefish outside have us beat. The informationbrochures we provided were even more popularthis year. We ran out of some before Labor Dayweekend.

Those who saw the exhibit may have noticed aposter next to us showing the new fish displaythey are planning for the wall. I was told this is acouple years away, so our spot will remain thesame until then. When the display is built, theyassure me, MHS will have a space. The loca-tion is not determined as there is a plan for otherchanges to dioramas, etc. I don’t think we haveto worry about losing the fantastic educationalpossibility.

If interested in being the Chair this for next year,please let me, Marilyn Blasus, know.

Editor’s Note:Extra specialthanks to Randyand MarilynBlasus for chair-ing the State Fairexhibit at the lastminute. Yousaved the day!

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SEPTEMBER SPEAKER REVIEWby Barbara Buzicky

GUEST SPEAKER: Alyse DeVries

PROGRAM: Artificial Insemination in CornSnakes

Alyse comes to us from the Henry Doorly Zoo inOmaha, Nebraska. She works there as a Reptileand Amphibian Keeper. Her program tonight wason Snake Semen Extraction and ArtificialInsemination in reptiles. This practice is not verycommon at this time in reptiles, and she is work-ing on developing and perfecting the process forseveral reasons. The most important reason is touse the techniques for the conservation ofendangered species. Another reason is to extendthe gene pool to an F1 status using semen fromanimals in the wild to inseminate stagnate breed-ing colonies in captivity. The final reason is toperfect techniques for extraction so futureresearch and attempts at the practice achievethe goals of conservation and gene poolenhancement.

The process she has been working on starts withthe extraction of semen from the snake, leadingto the extension and preservation of the semenfor future artificial inseminations. The project alsowants to extract semen from several species ofsnakes along with other reptiles, and to hatchand raise the babies for an F1 generation. Thisproject that Alyse has been working on wasstarted around eight years ago at the HenryDoorly Zoo by Naida Loskutoff and DianeCallaway. Over the years, several people haveworked on the project using corn snakes andCalifornia King snakes. The process up untilabout a year and a half ago included sperm col-lection and analyses. With Alyse taking up thetime from then, they have successfully formulat-ed an extraction process, and they have beenable to preserve semen for up to seven days.

Further, they produced the first clutch of artificial-ly inseminated corn snakes-- the first ever in theworld! What an achievement for the Zoo and thepeople involved! In the project, there have beenmany species of snakes used such as theSonoran Gopher Snake, the Jamaican Boa, theEverglades Rat Snake, the Green Tree Python,and the Madagascan Tree Boa, just to name afew.

The extraction process isn’t too exciting for themale snakes. They are working on trying to trainthe snake to respond to stimuli so it becomes abehavioral reaction for them so they aren’tuncomfortable. At this time, this is still beingworked on. Currently, the snake is put in a cleartube with only that back portion of the snake pro-truding from the tube where there is easy accessto the vent. The snake undergoes a massage tostimulate the snake to respond, and a pipette isinserted into the vent and the semen is suc-tioned out. It is then placed in a sterile lab con-tainer with a cover for processing and analysis.The semen sample is analyzed for motility of thesperm, the concentration of the sperm, and thelongevity of the sperm. Then, the sample is pre-served using cryopreservation techniques. It’sinteresting to note that each snake species ofsemen is very different when examined under anelectron microscope. The sperm of a snake con-sists of nucleus which is the inner portion of thehead, an acrosome cover over the head, and aplasma membrane surrounding the entire head.After the semen has been analyzed, the nextstep is to inseminate it into a female snake. Thesemen is introduced into the vent with a pipette,and the female snake can and does retain thesperm for long periods of time so future clutchesof eggs can be fertilized. If the procedure wassuccessful, the snake would become gravid andhatch eggs after the average gestational periodfor that snake.

The Zoo also has been working with Haitian

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Boas, and they have a breeding colony with thelatest acquisition being a female in May 2005.When they are going to prepare a male snakefor the semen extraction procedure, they start inearly September with the snake undergoing anultrasound. After that, the snake will be fastedfor a period of time through the end ofSeptember. In October, the snake habitat willchange by having a cooler enclosure with a leasta 20 degree drop in temperature in the eveningalong with an increase of humidity by at least75%. By November, the snake should be readyto start having semen extracted. One of themost important goals for this process is to workwith the Jamaican Boa by completing fertilityanalyses in wild and captive populations andusing the semen from wild populations to insemi-nate females in captivity to improve the genepool. The Epicrates subflavus has a golden yel-low pattern and markings going toward the headwith fading into a dark brown to black towardsthe tail. The snake is found in a wide variety ofhabitats from forests to swamplands and man-groves. This snake is found in the cockpit coun-try and the Blue Mountains of Jamaica. The sta-tus of this snake according to CITES inAppendix 1 is classified as vulnerable. It isexpected to be extinct within the next hundredyears in the wild, which is why is it so importantto continue on with these studies to conservereptile species that may disappear for futuregenerations.

Believe it or not, there are snake stud books.The Jamaican Boa is listed in the AZA JamaicanStudbook with 30 snakes noted and 23 of themare managed and considered breedable. Thebook identifies the location of these snakes, andthey reside in zoos around the world. The studbook is a useful tool for zoos working on breed-ing programs. On the island of Jamaica, theWindsor Research Centre is located in cockpitcountry which is a little off from the center of the

island going northwest and a straight line fromMontego Bay which is a little northwest from theResearch Centre.

There are many plans for the future in the areaof extraction and insemination of reptiles, espe-cially using crocodilians for this process. At theHenry Doorly Zoo, researchers are also workingon training tortoises to follow a target (makingthem easier to move when they are fully grown)along with developing a program for theAnegada Island Iguana. They would also like tobreed Uroplatus.

This is a very exciting and useful project to con-tinue with in a very dynamic field. Alyse gave anexcellent presentation and answered manyquestions from the audience. If you ever get achance, go see the Henry Doorly Zoo as it is awonderful place to visit and worth the trip. It hasa geodesic dome that houses several habitatsfrom a swamp to an arid desert with manyspecies of animals. The swamp is an especiallycool exhibit.Thanks, Alyse!

Surf the Web:Go to Google.com and type in artificial insemina-tion, snakesHenry Doorly Zoo, OmahaNaida Loskutoff, reproductive physiologist


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Katrina has had ONE positive effect…

PARIS: Hurricane Katrina has had an unfore-seen effect on the French fashion industry,which says it fears it will be hit by a shortage ofLouisiana alligator hides in coming months.

While there is no shortage of the saurians in theflood waters of New Orleans, where rescuerssay they fear the animals are feeding on thebodies of Katrina’s victims, the hurricane mayhave seriously damaged alligator farming.

Louisiana alone furnishes 300,000 alligatorhides, which end up as expensive watch straps,shoes, handbags and brief cases. About 80 per-cent of the skins come from hunted animals, andalligator farms in the region supply the rest.

The farming is a patient game — alligators growonly about one foot (30 centimeters) a year —which explains why finished hides can cost up to1,500 euros.

France is the world’s leading tanner of reptileskins, mostly alligators from Louisiana but alsocrocodiles from Zimbabwe, Asia and Australia,which supplies the highly prized skins that the

Hermes fashion house uses to make its signa-ture Kelly handbags.

“Next week, we are going to check the damageat our alligator farm south of New Orleans,” saidDan Lewkowicz, head of France Croco, one ofthree French tanneries that handle 70 percent ofthe world trade in reptile hides.

“The electricity has been cut off at the height ofthe height of the season for hatching, whichrequires heat. In addition, the animals risk dyingof hunger since the workers have abandonedthe plant and fled the region,” he said.Lewkowicz said also that the alligator hunt in theGulf coast bayous is likely to be called off thisyear.

The reptiles, which have a complex social andcourtship life, are nevertheless protected and thetrade in their hides is tightly regulated under theUN Convention on International Trade inEndangered Species (CITES).

—The Peninsula Online, posted at: 9/8/2005,http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/


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Frog legs labeled chicken thighs

NEW ZEALAND - The label said “chickenthighs”, but the items on sale in an Aucklandshop were actually frozen frogs, the AucklandDistrict Court was told this week.

Thevi Peung denied a charge laid by the Ministryof Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) of havingunauthorized goods.

Peung is a director of Soun Lee Ltd, a MAF-approved “transitional facility” in Te Atatu South,and of Green Bay Fruit and Vegetables inAtkinson Ave, Otahuhu. The companies alsoface charges.

According to MAF, a complaint was made to theMinistry of Health about frozen frogs being soldfrom Green Bay as “chicken thighs”.

Peung allegedly told a reporter from an Aucklandnewspaper, who purchased a packet of frogs,that she imported them from Bangkok thinkingthey were baby chickens, and decided to sellthem anyway.

Kathy Lim, who worked at the greengroceryshop, told a Health Ministry investigator that thefrogs were supplied to Green Bay by anunknown Asian man.

However, when interviewed by MAF in Octoberlast year, Peung allegedly said Soun Leereceived a consignment from Thailand contain-ing packages of frozen frogs. They had not beenordered, but she realised they were for eating.

Peung allegedly told the investigator she shouldhave got an MAF inspector to come out andclear the frogs.

However, they were given to Kathy Lim to labelas “chicken thighs” as the machine did not have

a label for frogs.

Only one of the 40 packets of frogs was sold,presumably to the reporter.

Peung denied the frogs were imported in anoth-er consignment and delivered to Green Bay byan unknown Asian man.

After being tested by the ESR, the frog legswere disposed of.

Peung and her companies will be back in courtnext month.

10 September 2005,http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3405697a7773,00.html

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MHS BOARD MEETING REVIEWSeptember 10, 2005by Barb Buzicky, Recording Secretary

The Board Meeting was called to order at 6:10PM CDT at the St. Paul Student Center, Room202, a voting quorum was present.

Board Members not present: all were presentNon-Board Members present were Liz Bosmanand Marilyn Blasus

Minutes from the October 2, 2004, meeting wasapproved with changes, hardcopy outstanding.Minutes from the August 6, 2005, meeting wasapproved with changes.Treasurer’s Report for February – December2004, Revised, outstanding, holding for MHSAudit. Treasurer’s Report for Year-end 2004, Revised,outstanding, holding for MHS Audit. Treasurer’s Report for August 2005, wasapproved with changes. Membership Report for July and August 2005,are outstanding.

General Meeting Attendance for September 9,2005, was 89.

President’s Report: There was no President’sReport.

Vice-President’s Report:October George Richard, Galapagos IslandsNovember Tony Gamble, South Africa TripDecember TBA

Committee Reports: Adoption Chair SarahRichard is working to improve relations with theGolden Valley Humane Society and withMinneapolis Animal Control. She is working withBarb Alt to get her home listed as an off-site clin-ic. This will help with housing adoption animals.

Education Chair not present.

Renfest Report: RenFest going well, there wastalk about donating funds collected one day tothe Katrina Relief for rescuing animals.

Midwest Symposium Update: Registrations arestarting to come in. George will be puttingtogether a small handbook for the symposiumfor attendees.

Old Business: Formal notice for elections willbe put in the newsletter by Asra. Board was dis-cussing elections and who is going to run forpositions. Randy and Marilyn Blasus chaired theMHS exhibit in the DNR building at the StateFair so it didn’t have to be cancelled. ThanksRandy and Marilyn!! The MHS Audit will be donein September. Fred gave keys to the MHS cabi-net boxes to Board Members, and he will givemore out.

New Business: Newsletter Folding Chairresigned, but we may have a replacement. Also,Small Item Sales person resigned with areplacement also pending. Sean Hewitt wasappointed by the Board to fill in until the end ofterm the President’s position. The Vice-President’s position will be vacant until the nextBoard Meeting. MHS liability insurance cost for2006 is $1020, the Board moved and approvedfunds to pay the bill. The Board also approved$15 for the U of M Student Organization fee tobe paid. Brochures are low, the discussion wastabled at this time due to the Midwest. NancyHaig will compile a Budget Committee. LizBosman is chairperson for the Holiday Banquet2005. George will insert a sheet into the newslet-ter to update addresses for the new WhitePages 2006. Tim will sort and inventory librarybooks along with submitting a list of books to bepurchased to the Board.(Board Meeting continued on page 12)

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For the Month Ending August 31, 2005

Beginning Checkbook Balance: 4,080.96

Income:Membership 310.00Library Fines 0.00Raffle 109.50Adoption 0.00Rodent Sales 447.00Small Item Sales 0.00Donations 0.00Midwest 204.00Other* 340.88

Total Income: 1,411.38

Expense:Newsletter 388.00Misc. Printing and Postage 0.00Program 50.00Library 0.00Supplies 50.72Refreshments 0.00Rodent Cost 0.00Donations 0.00Other* 133.10

Total Expense: 622.12

Cash Increase/(Decrease): 789.26

Ending Checkbook Balance: 4,871.69

Placement of Cash HoldingsChecking Account 4,871.69Savings Account 6,943.01Cash on Hand 150.00Total 11,964.70

Treasurer’s Notes:

Income: *$340.88 RenFest tortoise donationsExpense: *$133.10 for RenFest supplies

Minnesota Herpetological SocietyTreasurer's ReportPrepared by Nancy Haig, Treasurer


Last Minute Items: Nancy Haig wanted toknow if the MHS wanted to renew its sub-scription for Reptiles Magazine. The Boardagreed to get two more years for the library.Vet bill was submitted from Barb Alt for $180,Board approved funds to be paid. SarahRichard brought up the parking issue for themeetings, Tony Gamble will check into theissue. Tony Gamble says that the BellMuseum is building a new building, and theywant the adjunct groups to utilize the newfacilities. The Board will discuss further.

Meeting adjourned at 8:42 PM CDT.

(Board Meeting continued from page 11)

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