Monthly Bulletin December

December Meeting

Sunday - December 7 - 3:30 PM - Monthly Meeting & Christmas Party th the Cytec Museum - Kenner

This will be our annual Christmas pot luck!  The location is the Cytek Wildlife & fisheries Museum on Williams Boulevard at the river.  Use the side entrance on Jefferson Highway.  Email Patti for information.

Last Meeting

Bill Watts brought us up to date on the promulgation of Reptile regulations in Louisiana and some other states.

Events To Put On Your Calendar

Birthdays for December

Other Items of Interest

This bulletin is to serve as our monthly news letter.  A link will be emailed to members early each month as a meeting reminder.  The bulletin will also present reminders for other happenings scheduled for the near future. Paper copies will be sent to members without email.  If you have a suggestion for this bulletin please bring it to the next meeting or email it to the webmaster.

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Congratulations to the new LGCHS Board of Directors!!  They are Steve Castellanos,  Thomas Eimermacher,  Patti Faurie,  Fred Mattingly,  Rodney Oliveri,  Lonnie Senior  and Bill Watts.  The new slate of officers will be presented at the December meeting / Christmas party.

We are looking forward to the leadership of Fred Mattingly and his visions for the Society in 2004.  Fred was elected by the Board of Directors to be the President in 2004.  Our warmest thanks to outgoing President Ryan McDonald for the job that he did in 2003.

The BI-annual Herpetological Research Group met at the LUMCOM Facility in Cocodrie on November 21,  22  & 23 and had over 40 participants.  LGCHS members included Ernie Liner,  Joseph Pechmann,  James Askew,  Bill Watts,   George Alexander,  Ralph Latapie,  Theron Magers and Bob Thomas.  The Keynote speaker was Brad Moon of ULL who made a presentation on the shaker muscles in Rattlesnakes.  The other professors and their students made 10 minute presentations on various research work being done with reptiles & amphibians in the Gulf South.  The evening meals consisted of fried and boiled seafood.  The next meeting will be in 2005.

If you have a suggestion for a club activity please Email it to Thomas Eimermacher.

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Have you renewed your membership for 2004?  If not see our treasurer,   Steve Castellanos.  Dues are $15 for the year.

LGCHS members are entitled to a two year subscription to REPTILES Magazine for the price of one year,  new or renewal.  Contact Bill Watts for this or any other member benefits.

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1 Adult Female Redfoot Tortoise - $150.   Call Jay at (504) 471-0351.

Live & Frozen Rats - $1 to $4 each.   Hairless Rats - $5.  2003 C. B. Dumeril Boas - $100.  Call Lance at (504) 737-1434.