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White Snake Sale is April 4th!
Bring us your new and gently used critter supplies! Bring your Herp themed artwork and knickknacks! Clothes! Toys! Books! We are happy to accept your…
Show off your Herps in the MHS Photo & Art Contest!
Start taking or gathering your photos and/or artwork of reptiles and amphibians for the 2025 MHS Herp Photo & Art Contest, which will take place…
RAD Zoo public facility permanently shuttering!
The Reptile and Amphibian Discovery Zoo (RAD Zoo) will be closing its public facility at the Medford Outlet mall on January 1, 2025. As part…
Herps in the News
Venomous Snake Found in Box of Bananas
A southern New Hampshire grocery store worker found more than produce in a recently delivered shipment, and instead opened a package containing a venomous stowaway.
“The hitchhiker turned out to be an Ornate Cat-eyed Snake, a mildly venomous snake species native to Ecuador,” the division said. Read more at usatoday.com
Endangered frogs rescued!
33 precious froglets have been born at London Zoo, following an urgent mission to rescue their species from the brink of extinction.
Read more at London Zoo
13′ Python Seized
13-foot Python seized After Owner Admits He was Unprepared for Snakes Rapid Growth
The Environment Conservation Police (ECO) seized a 13-foot Burmese python from a N.Y. home
Read more on People
280 Million Year Old Lost World Found!
Woman accidentally discovers 280 million-year-old lost world while hiking in Italian Alps!
Read in Live Science!
Invasive worm-like paraside killing Florida’s native snakes
This worm-like parasite is killing off Florida’s native snakes.
Snake lungworm disease, which infects at least 19 snake species, is poised to spread throughout the
southeastern U.S.
The Minnesota Herpetological Society (MHS) is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization open to anyone with an interest in amphibians and reptiles.
The purpose of MHS is to:
- Further the education of the membership and the general public in the care and captive propagation of reptiles and amphibians.
- Educate the members and the general public on the ecological role of reptiles and amphibians.
- Promote the study and conservation of reptiles and amphibians.
To achieve these goals, the MHS:
- holds regular monthly meetings. Click here for the calendar or here for more information on what goes on there.
- A general meeting is held the first Friday of every month (unless there is a holiday conflict) at 6:30pm.
- MHS General Meeting has Moved! This is effective as of December 2024.
- Everyone is welcome to attend.
- publishes a newsletter
- educates the public about herpetology, amphibians, and reptiles by:
- creating pamphlets and collectively gathering resources
- conducting public outreach and educational events
- awards grants in herpetological conservation and research
- maintains an active forum
- publishes this website