2024 – Minnesota Herpetological Society https://mnherpsoc.org Sun, 09 Mar 2025 02:35:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://mnherpsoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/cropped-MHS-logo-32x32.png 2024 – Minnesota Herpetological Society https://mnherpsoc.org 32 32 2025 Board of Directors Elect https://mnherpsoc.org/archives/13590 Sat, 02 Nov 2024 06:01:00 +0000 https://mnherpsoc.org/?p=13590 As of November 2025 General Meeting Election, on an unopposed ballot, the following have been elected:

President: Renee Valois,
Vice President: April Homich,
Recording Secretary: Christopher Rueber,
Membership Secretary: Sophie Faacks,
Newsletter Editor: Nancy Haig,
Treasurer: Rae Rueber,
Member at Large: Dan Snorek,
Member at Large: Crystal Welle,
Member at Large: Loki Carlson,
Member at Large: Unfilled
]]> 2024 Holiday Banquet https://mnherpsoc.org/event/2024-holiday-banquet Sat, 07 Dec 2024 18:15:00 +0000 https://www2.mnherpsoc.org/?post_type=tribe_events&p=13490

December 7, 2024 @ 6:15 pm – 9:00 pm

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  • Date: December 7, 2024
  • Time:
    6:15 pm – 9:00 pm
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Snake Discovery

831 Century Ave N
Maplewood, MN 55119 United States + Google Map
+16126422960
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Hello Members!!!

The annual holiday banquet is scheduled for December 7th following the general meeting on the 6th. The banquet is again at Snake Discovery but a little later than usual. There are still a few spots available to attend, we do have to cap it at 30 due to room capacity. Here are the details: Please email me at banquet@mnherpsoc.org or reach out to me directly with any questions via text or messenger or if you’d like to register. Cost is $10 per person to help cover the cost of the banquet.

Time: 6:15 with the speaker starting around 7pm.

This event is potluck style, I will make the main dish of meat and provide the basics to go with that, please plan to bring a dish to pass. No alcohol allowed but you can bring other beverages, I will provide water and a couple soda options.

Lavania

]]> Herps of Western Australia https://mnherpsoc.org/event/2024-december-general-meeting Fri, 06 Dec 2024 19:00:00 +0000 https://www2.mnherpsoc.org/?post_type=tribe_events&p=13488

December 6, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Frank Colacicco will talk about the reptiles that call the red deserts of Western Australia home. From Knob-tailed Geckos and Thorny Devils to King Brown snakes and Black Headed Pythons, if you like Australian reptiles, this talk will be right down your alley.
 
Born and raised in the redwoods of California, Frank Colacicco can’t remember a time when he wasn’t actively looking for reptiles. Trips to the local pond soon turned to weekend road-trips to the southern Californian deserts which quickly graduated to plane flights to far-flung corners of the world in search of unique and rare reptiles. Lizards, and especially geckos really caught his attention early on and continue to be his focus. He is captivated by the deserts and harsh environments of the world and has traveled extensively, camera in hand in search of reptiles.
 
Frank will also be the speaker at our annual Holiday Banquet on December 7th, talking about Herping the Arabian Peninsula. Members, get your tickets for this event at Snake Discovery soon, because space is limited!
 

Remember! We have moved!

 

Details

Snake Discovery

831 Century Ave N
Maplewood, MN 55119 United States + Google Map
+16126422960
View Venue Website
]]> Conserving the Vibrant Legacy and Intriguing Behaviors of the Peacock Monitor https://mnherpsoc.org/event/conserving-the-vibrant-legacy-and-intriguing-behaviors-of-the-peacock-monitor Fri, 01 Nov 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://www2.mnherpsoc.org/?post_type=tribe_events&p=37 Endemic to one island in the Lesser SundaIslands of the South Pacific, the Peacock Monitor was once imported as BlueSpotted Timor Monitors. Common on importer and wholesaler lists, theywere passed over by most keepers. Described as their own species by Robert Sprackland in 1999 and named after herpetologist Walter Auffenberg, thiscolorful monitor became listed as Endangered only 20 years later(2019). In 2014, Ryan began working with Peacock Monitors and in 2017 heard there wasgoing to be a population survey on Roti Island on Varanus auffenbergi. Knowing they may no longer come into captivity, Ryan and Erica worked over thenext 7 years to collect the largest known collection of Varanus Auffenbergi inone place anywhere in the world. Come discover how a small colorfulmonitor created a passion that built an assurance colony for the species.

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