Monthly Bulletin July

July Meeting

Sunday,  July 10,  2:00 PM at the Rivertown Cottage in Kenner  -  directions

2:00 PM - Invertebrate Connection

Jay Vincent will share his knowledge of tarantulas with us.

3:00 PM - LGCHS

Dr. Jeff Boundy,  Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries herpetologist and LGCHS advisor,  will talk about one of his favorite activities,  getting out in the field and looking for herps.

Last Meeting

The last meeting was our first club swap meet of the year.

Events To Put On Your Calendar

Birthdays for July

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.

From the Legislative Committee:

For the first time in three years we have had no activity in the Louisiana State Legislature concerning the regulation of reptiles.

The Restricted Snake regulations will go into effect this September.  There is no charge for permits and applications will be accepted sometime after September 1.  The LGCHS will alert its members and provide information when the LDWF will solicit and accept permit requests.

All fishing licenses will expire at the end of June regardless of when they are obtained.  All Louisiana residents that keep native or indigenous species are required to maintain a current basic fishing license that can be bought at most sporting goods stores and sections of mass retailers.  Please don’t forget to renew yours.

If you are aware of any pending local,  regional,  state or national legislation efforts of reptile related issues,   please contact a member of the LGCHS Legislation Committee:   Bill Watts,   Fred Mattingly,  Thomas Eimermacher,   Mike Beebe or Theron Magers.

Education:

LGCHS members Jaque Mayeaux,  Mike Teifer and Bill Watts presented an education seminar on reptiles,  amphibians and tarantulas to summer campers at the LA-SPCA on June 9.  The emphasis was on the venomous snakes of Louisiana and how to identify them and avoid snakebite.  The reception was enthusiastic when other live animals were presented and then examined by the campers.

If anyone is available for educational outreach projects, please contact Lonnie Senior.

The Northshore Reptile Show will be the last weekend in July,  the 25th and 26th.   It will be in a new and larger air conditioned building in Slidell.  We urge all members and friends to participate in or just attend this Society endorsed event.  Contact Jason at 985-641-1397 or go to www.nortshorereptiles.com for more information.

The Louisiana Herpetological Research Group will meet this year at the LUMCOM facility in Cocodrie Louisiana on November 4,   5 and 6.  Brad Moon and Bob Jaeger of UL Lafayette and Ernie Liner host this bi-annual event.  The general purpose of this meeting is to provide an informal atmosphere in which undergraduates and graduate students,  faculty, and all others interested in herpetology can present 10 minute papers,  exchange information,  and get to know each other.   Contact Bill Watts or call 504-710-8456 for applications and more information.

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Your 2005 membership benefits are now suspended if you have not paid your annual fees.  Any unpaid renewals after July 1 will result in an additional fee of $3 to be reinstated.   If you were a member or became a member before October 2004,   you may mail in your dues to LGCHS,  PO Box 113483,  Metairie LA 70011-3483.  Please do this as soon as possible as to expedite our bookkeeping.  If you have a question about your membership, email Bill Watts or call him at 504-710-8456.

Coming soon: a compilation of your member benefits.  Did you know that as a member benefit that you can get a behind the scenes tour in just about any zoo in the country?  How about a behind the scenes tour the Audubon Zoo with your family?   Or being on the reptile placement list?  Contact Bill Watts or Fred Mattingly for details.

Society Polo Shirts are available with your name embroidered under the logo over the left pocket for $15.  If you want the Tarantula logo on the sleeve it is an extra $3.  If you bring it back later for the logo it is $6.  It is $8 if you want a logo put on a shirt or whatever that you already have.  Contact Bill Watts or call 504-710-8456.  We also have some hats with the Snapper logo available for $15.
If you have not received your shirt as a new member benefit, please contact Bill Watts.

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

Ernie Liner’s new book,  The Culinary Herpetologist,  is now on sale.

classified

Members may list classified ads here. Please bring your ad to the next meeting or email it to the webmaster.

Captive-bred red-foot tortoises, Geochelone carbonaria for sale.  Hatchelings and yearlings available now.  Contact Alex at (504) 831-0133.

Captive-bred red-foot tortoises, Geochelone carbonaria for sale.  Contact Mel Ruth at 504-468-7721.

Captive-bred red-foot tortoises, Geochelone carbonaria for sale.  Contact Ryan McDonaldat 504-382-8308.

Gary Troescher is looking for some mature red-foot tortoises. He can be reached at 888-298-9185 or gtroescher@aol.com.

Captive-bred Peruvian Red-tailed Boas,  Boa constrictor ottonii, are still available.  Contact Vince or Dina at 504-481-5495 after 5:00PM on weekdays and anytime on weekends for information.

Captive-bred Tarantulas.  Some males are available for breeding and others are being sought.  Contact Jay Vincent at 985-438-0355 for more information.

Mike Lewis is looking for an adult male pueblan milk snake,  Lampropeltis triangulum campelli. Email Mike or call 337-383-6385.

Peter Zipperer is looking for some baby box turtles for an educational project at a local school.  Email Peter or 225-766-2709.