http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/-t1.htm Anything you think we should know about can be posted here.You must be registered to post in this forum. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 07:41:22 GMT 10 http://i38.servimg.com/u/f38/12/08/38/71/header10.jpg http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/-t1.htm http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/outstanding-prices-for-vipera-ammodytes-ssp-t2687.htm Peter Zürcher sorry, only in german: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:bNfnk2EphdwJ:www.ktz.at/apa_content_detail.php%3Fdetail_id%3D78196+KTZ+Sandviper&cd=2&hl=de&ct=clnk&gl=at&client=firefox-a This article contains statements from an Austrian wildlife protection organisation and a owner of a carinthian reptile zoo, saying that carinthian long nosed vipers (formerly known as Vipera ammodytes illyrica) has almost been brought to extinction by illegal snake hunters ... News Fri, 23 Jul 2010 07:41:22 GMT http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/outstanding-prices-for-vipera-ammodytes-ssp-t2687.htm#17314 http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/outstanding-prices-for-vipera-ammodytes-ssp-t2687.htm http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/of-possible-interest-t2503.htm Jon Davidson http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/SciTech/20100610/snake-study-100613 Sincerely, Jon Davidson .]]> News Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:23:46 GMT http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/of-possible-interest-t2503.htm#15968 http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/of-possible-interest-t2503.htm http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/kobra-found-in-vienna-t2449.htm Guenter Leitenbauer
http://wien.orf.at/stories/447094/

A venomoid in Vienna?]]> News Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:55:14 GMT http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/kobra-found-in-vienna-t2449.htm#15633 http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/kobra-found-in-vienna-t2449.htm http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/book-boost-for-butantan-t2420.htm Mario Lutz BUTANTAN FIRE IN BRAZIL DESTROYS HISTORIC SPECIMEN COLLECTION Dear Colleagues: By now most of you may have heard of the terrible accident that wiped the largest snake and invertebrate collection in Brazil (80,000 snake specimens and 450,000 invertebrates). There aren't many large collections in Brazil, and this is by far the largest lost we ever had of scientific material. The collection contained the largest geographic coverage, the largest number of type specimens, and the largest ... News Fri, 28 May 2010 10:42:52 GMT http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/book-boost-for-butantan-t2420.htm#15492 http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/book-boost-for-butantan-t2420.htm http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/true-or-faked-t2339.htm Peter Zürcher http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/05/fort_worth_zoo.php?c=pfs

Maybe our US friends here do know more about it?

Is that true or just a fake?

Anyway - it's unbelievable to me

Peter]]> News Thu, 13 May 2010 12:42:23 GMT http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/true-or-faked-t2339.htm#14945 http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/true-or-faked-t2339.htm http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/fire-in-butantan-t2359.htm Lukas Maurer
http://www.estadao.com.br/noticias/cidades,incendio-no-instituto-butantan-e-debelado-em-uma-hora-e-meia,552220,0.htm#noticia]]> News Sat, 15 May 2010 19:54:38 GMT http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/fire-in-butantan-t2359.htm#15028 http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/fire-in-butantan-t2359.htm http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/dakota-amphibian-and-reptile-network-t2354.htm Mario Lutz DAKOTA AMPHIBIAN AND REPTILE NETWORK DARN was formed in early 2008 to facilitate communication among herpetologists in the Dakotas and the rest of the northern Great Plains. The DARN website provides links to its newsletter, entitled the Dakota Amphibian and Reptile News. Learn about who we are, what we do, and how you can become a member. The whole DARN thing is free. If you're one of those people who can't pass a rotting log without flipping it over, then you're in the right place. http://www.DakotaAmphibianAndReptileNetwork.org Hugh ... News Fri, 14 May 2010 23:51:23 GMT http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/dakota-amphibian-and-reptile-network-t2354.htm#15009 http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/dakota-amphibian-and-reptile-network-t2354.htm http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/diamondback-terrapin-day-t2352.htm Mario Lutz DIAMONDBACK TERRAPIN DAY An announcement from the office of Governor Martin O'Malley has proclaimed 13 May as Diamondback Terrapin Day 2010. Alex Zerphy, a student advisor to the Terrapin Institute, appealed to the Governor's Office and successfully had the Diamondback Terrapin acknowledged by official State Proclamation. ***** A pdf of the proclamation is available from the CNAH PDF Library at http://www.cnah.org/cnah_pdf.asp Just type O'Malley in the author slot. News Fri, 14 May 2010 23:27:05 GMT http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/diamondback-terrapin-day-t2352.htm#15007 http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/diamondback-terrapin-day-t2352.htm http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/an-endeavour-hills-couple-believed-to-be-behind-a-major-reptile-smuggling-ring-has-left-the-country-t2189.htm Mario Lutz AN ENDEAVOUR Hills couple believed to be behind a major reptile smuggling ring has left the country. The husband-and wife team - allegedly illegally trading geckos online for $1200 to $10,000 a pair since 2008 - faces fines of up to $24,000 or two years in jail. Department of Sustainability and Environment investigators raided their Endeavour Hills house on March 26, seizing four geckos, mobile phones, computer notebooks and documents. But the duo skipped out on an interview ... News Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:41:55 GMT http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/an-endeavour-hills-couple-believed-to-be-behind-a-major-reptile-smuggling-ring-has-left-the-country-t2189.htm#13886 http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/an-endeavour-hills-couple-believed-to-be-behind-a-major-reptile-smuggling-ring-has-left-the-country-t2189.htm http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/madagascar-s-radiated-tortoise-threatened-with-extinction-t2188.htm Mario Lutz ScienceDaily (Apr. 12, 2010) — A team of biologists from the Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA) and Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) reported April 5 that Madagascar's radiated tortoise -- considered one of the most beautiful tortoise species -- is rapidly nearing extinction due to rampant hunting for its meat and the illegal pet trade. The team predicts that unless drastic conservation measures take place, the species will be driven to extinction within the next 20 years. The team recently ... News Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:24:37 GMT http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/madagascar-s-radiated-tortoise-threatened-with-extinction-t2188.htm#13885 http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/madagascar-s-radiated-tortoise-threatened-with-extinction-t2188.htm http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/new-report-finds-millions-of-marine-turtles-killed-by-fisheries-not-thousands-t2187.htm Mario Lutz New report finds millions of marine turtles killed by fisheries, not thousands Humankind’s appetite for seafood has had a bigger impact on the world’s marine turtles than long thought. A new report by Conservation International (CI) in partnership with Duke University’s Project GloBAL (Global By-catch Assessment of Long-lived Species) finds that in the past eighteen years it is likely millions of marine turtles have been killed as bycatch by the world’s fisheries. GO TO SOURCE News Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:19:40 GMT http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/new-report-finds-millions-of-marine-turtles-killed-by-fisheries-not-thousands-t2187.htm#13884 http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/new-report-finds-millions-of-marine-turtles-killed-by-fisheries-not-thousands-t2187.htm http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/scientists-60-million-usd-needed-to-gauge-the-global-threat-to-biodiversity-t2185.htm Mario Lutz Scientists: 60 million USD needed to gauge the global threat to biodiversity by ADMIN on APRIL 8, 2010 One of the greatest barriers to saving the world’s biodiversity is simply a lack of knowledge: to date less than 50,000 species have been surveyed by the IUCN Red List regarding their threat level, while the vast majority of the world’s species are left unanalyzed especially fungi, plants, fish, reptiles, and insects and other invertebrates. To address this problem, some of the world’s top ... News Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:18:15 GMT http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/scientists-60-million-usd-needed-to-gauge-the-global-threat-to-biodiversity-t2185.htm#13882 http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/scientists-60-million-usd-needed-to-gauge-the-global-threat-to-biodiversity-t2185.htm http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/escaped-baby-cobra-in-german-city-found-death-after-3-weeks-t2158.htm Mario Lutz the german news seem to be full of the story, 3 weeks ago, a baby cobra was on the loose. german officials evacuated the whole house and even blocked the Road... well, long story short: the geniuses from the town and their special reptile group from the local fire fighters try to starve the animal to death, lol. all folks out of the house, everything was sealed, the apartment from the snake lover nearly totally destroyed and then, they keep waiting. now, 3 weeks later they found the ... News Fri, 09 Apr 2010 09:39:55 GMT http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/escaped-baby-cobra-in-german-city-found-death-after-3-weeks-t2158.htm#13708 http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/escaped-baby-cobra-in-german-city-found-death-after-3-weeks-t2158.htm http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/the-michigan-society-of-herpetologists-conservation-grants-are-now-available-and-applications-are-being-accepted-t2147.htm Mario Lutz The Michigan Society of Herpetologists Conservation Grants are now available and applications are being accepted. Two grants are available, each in the amount of $500 and are to be used for research on herpetofauna in Michigan. They are: MSH General Conservation Fund Grant. This grant can be used for any project, including those involving Massasaugas. MSH Massasauga Conservation Fund Grant. This grant can be used only for research on Massasaugas. Applications are due by 15 April and ... News Wed, 07 Apr 2010 15:19:20 GMT http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/the-michigan-society-of-herpetologists-conservation-grants-are-now-available-and-applications-are-being-accepted-t2147.htm#13578 http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/the-michigan-society-of-herpetologists-conservation-grants-are-now-available-and-applications-are-being-accepted-t2147.htm http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/another-sit-in-t2096.htm Rob Deans http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/sussex/8594267.stm

When will these end?]]> News Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:15:36 GMT http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/another-sit-in-t2096.htm#13147 http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/another-sit-in-t2096.htm http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/ron-goellner-cryptobranchid-grant-t2118.htm Mario Lutz The Cryptobranchid Interest Group seeks applications for the RON GOELLNER CRYPTOBRANCHID GRANT In honor and memory of Ron Goellner, noted zoologist, CIG offers a yearly grant to help support research and educational initiatives that contribute to the conservation of Cryptobranchids. Grant Amount: up to $1,000 Eligibility: Anyone may apply for this award. If funding is provided, the awardee(s) is required to recognize the CIG Ron Goellner Conservation Fund in all publications and presentations. ... News Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:19:16 GMT http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/ron-goellner-cryptobranchid-grant-t2118.htm#13316 http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/ron-goellner-cryptobranchid-grant-t2118.htm http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/serpents-and-humans-t2117.htm Mario Lutz New Book SERPENTS AND HUMANS By Edwin E. Ott A unique book about snakes, focusing upon the relationships between snakes and humans. A combination of science, art, culture, and history. Authored by the creator of the popular Internet website http://www.snakesandfrogs.com Includes more than one hundred and twenty excellent images of snake species native to the United States of America. CNAH Note: For greater accuracy, comprehension, and ease of use, this book uses the traditional, ... News Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:15:56 GMT http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/serpents-and-humans-t2117.htm#13314 http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/serpents-and-humans-t2117.htm http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/in-memoriam-ray-e-ashton-1945-2010-t2040.htm Mario Lutz IN MEMORIAM: RAY E. ASHTON (1945-2010) © Joseph T. Collins, 2010 Ray E. Ashton, Jr., a well-known herpetologist who specialized in Gopher Tortoise conservation and operated a research and conservation facility devoted to them in Archer, Florida, died on 11 March 2010 of pancreatic cancer. He was 64. Ray was head of the Ashton Biodiversity Research and Preservation Institute, a 200-acre preserve near Watermelon Pond in southwestern Alachua County. The facility includes an office, laboratory, ... News Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:57:02 GMT http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/in-memoriam-ray-e-ashton-1945-2010-t2040.htm#12659 http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/in-memoriam-ray-e-ashton-1945-2010-t2040.htm http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/old-world-vipers-t1896.htm Scotty Allen
Thanks]]> News Tue, 16 Feb 2010 03:16:19 GMT http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/old-world-vipers-t1896.htm#11541 http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/old-world-vipers-t1896.htm http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/herpetology-teaching-award-deadline-t2032.htm Mario Lutz CNAH ANNOUNCEMENT The Center for North American Herpetology Lawrence, Kansas http://www.cnah.org 16 March 2010 TEACHING AWARD DEADLINE LOOMS A Reminder: The 31 March 2010 deadline to nominate your worthy mentors and teachers for the HL-SSAR-ASIH Meritorious Teaching Award in Herpetology is quickly approaching. A complete description of the award and nomination process can be found at http://ssarherps.org/pages/herpeducation.php or http://www.herpetologistsleague.org/en/news.php If ... News Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:22:08 GMT http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/herpetology-teaching-award-deadline-t2032.htm#12585 http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/herpetology-teaching-award-deadline-t2032.htm http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/frog-in-australia-goes-from-extinct-to-very-very-endangered-t2004.htm Mario Lutz Facing habitat loss, pollution, climate change, and the devastating chytrid fungus, there has been little positive news about amphibians recently. However, a story out of Australia brings a much needed respite from bad news. In 2008 Luke Pearce, a fisheries conservation officer, stumbled on a frog that had been thought to be extinct for over thirty years. Not recorded since the 1970s, Pearce rediscovered the yellow-spotted bell frog (Litoria castanea) on rural Australian farmland in the Southern ... News Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:11:15 GMT http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/frog-in-australia-goes-from-extinct-to-very-very-endangered-t2004.htm#12336 http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/frog-in-australia-goes-from-extinct-to-very-very-endangered-t2004.htm http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/snakes-alive-weather-brings-out-reptiles-t2002.htm Mario Lutz Experts are warning that warm weather combined with the recent rain across large parts of Australia has increased the prevalence of snake sightings and attacks. Two people have sustained dangerous snake bites in New South Wales in the past 24 hours, while six people in Queensland were taken to hospital today after being bitten. A woman in her 40s is in a serious condition in hospital after being bitten on the foot by a snake in the Blue Mountains, making her the eighth victim in six days ... News Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:00:15 GMT http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/snakes-alive-weather-brings-out-reptiles-t2002.htm#12334 http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/snakes-alive-weather-brings-out-reptiles-t2002.htm http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/the-snake-that-ate-dinosaurs-t1949.htm Graeme Skinner
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8545450.stm]]> News Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:57:55 GMT http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/the-snake-that-ate-dinosaurs-t1949.htm#11944 http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/the-snake-that-ate-dinosaurs-t1949.htm http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/hot-x-mas-t1757.htm Peter Schulze Niehoff
Peter ]]> News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:30:36 GMT http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/hot-x-mas-t1757.htm#10391 http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/hot-x-mas-t1757.htm http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/a-black-mamba-s-dvd-t1758.htm patrick vince ) i just saw a video from _ PBS NATURE- black mamba- It a new (2009) one and all about our favorite dendroaspis polylepis and few others from south africa.
Very interesting.
R.]]> News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:23:48 GMT http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/a-black-mamba-s-dvd-t1758.htm#10392 http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/a-black-mamba-s-dvd-t1758.htm http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/telescopus-egg-extraction-north-zululand-south-africa-t1670.htm Andrew Hacket This weekend we found a very large female African Tiger Snake that had just been hit by a vehicle. She was alive when we got to her but had died by morning. We discovered she was carrying eggs and decided to remove them. We removed 18 eggs which appear to be in good condition and they are now incubating , It would be a fantastic story should we be able to save the life of the 18 Juveniles. We measured this specimen at 98cm. Extracting the eggs. 18 eggs. News Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:31:52 GMT http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/telescopus-egg-extraction-north-zululand-south-africa-t1670.htm#9759 http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/telescopus-egg-extraction-north-zululand-south-africa-t1670.htm http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/major-rattlesnake-theft-t1676.htm Graeme Skinner Hope nobody minds me posting this one here but here is an extract from an article on the dutch rattlesnake forum. Rob Bryson from the USA has suffered a serious theft of montane mexican rattlesnakes from his collection. Here is the link to the post and again apologies for the link but a theft of this nature is serious news http://www.ratelslangen.nl/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2237 News Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:22:06 GMT http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/major-rattlesnake-theft-t1676.htm#9802 http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/major-rattlesnake-theft-t1676.htm http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/national-geographic-photographer-story-t1668.htm Markus Gottlieb




Cheers]]> News Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:27:20 GMT http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/national-geographic-photographer-story-t1668.htm#9749 http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/national-geographic-photographer-story-t1668.htm http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/andy-allen-aka-stacy-aka-gear21-aka-crotalus-vegrandis-t1659.htm mark elliott -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- without prejudice. I refrained from posting on previous threads about the above person, as I wanted to speak from personal experience, and not pre judge from what others have said. I was supposed to be meeting with Andy last night, and now I'm able to post. Andy was supposed to be meeting with me yesterday evening at my house, and bringing with him various venomous snakes. The list comprised of russels ... News Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:36:04 GMT http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/andy-allen-aka-stacy-aka-gear21-aka-crotalus-vegrandis-t1659.htm#9707 http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/andy-allen-aka-stacy-aka-gear21-aka-crotalus-vegrandis-t1659.htm http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/new-official-venomland-calender-2010-t1611.htm Mario Lutz Hello @ all, the new official VenomLand Calender is available now. please order your copy and help us supporting reptile conservation by passing by the info to everyone and advise them to buy one exemplar, it does make a difference! all revenues will go to conservation work in the philippines! dont forget: you can buy also more that one calender! Available here - click to order the promoted price till December 14 will be 19,99$ cheers VenomLand ... News Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:44:18 GMT http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/new-official-venomland-calender-2010-t1611.htm#9288 http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/new-official-venomland-calender-2010-t1611.htm http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/fitch-tribute-followup-t1578.htm Mario Lutz FITCH TRIBUTE FOLLOWUP The editors of Reptiles & Amphibians will process manuscripts submitted for the tribute to Henry Fitch as they are received. Accepted manuscripts will be published in the order of their acceptance. Those that come in later are more likely to be shunted to a later issue. Because few folks are likely to have manuscripts ready to go, those received before 1 December should have a high probability of appearing in the March issue. As indicated ... News Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:00:20 GMT http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/fitch-tribute-followup-t1578.htm#9077 http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/fitch-tribute-followup-t1578.htm http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/ernest-e-williams-research-grants-established-t1573.htm Mario Lutz ERNEST E. WILLIAMS RESEARCH GRANTS ESTABLISHED The Herpetologist's League Board of Trustees has initiated the Ernest E. Williams Research Grants for graduate students, named in honor of the late Ernest E. Williams, first Distinguished Herpetologist of HL and an eminent and honored faculty member at Harvard University. Five grants of $500.00 (maximum amount each) will be awarded in 2010, one for each of the following categories: Behavior Conservation Ecology Physiology Morphology/Systematics The ... News Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:41:31 GMT http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/ernest-e-williams-research-grants-established-t1573.htm#9057 http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/ernest-e-williams-research-grants-established-t1573.htm http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/the-slowinski-award-panel-for-2010-t1571.htm Mario Lutz THE SLOWINSKI AWARD PANEL FOR 2010 The Board of Directors of The Center for North American Herpetology is pleased to announce the panel of three distinguished herpetologists who will select the 2010 recipient of THE JOSEPH B. SLOWINSKI AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN SNAKE SYSTEMATICS Dr. Christopher L. Parkinson (committee chair, University of Central Florida, Orlando) and Dr. Hussam Zaher (Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brasil) have consented to continue ... News Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:23:23 GMT http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/the-slowinski-award-panel-for-2010-t1571.htm#9055 http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/the-slowinski-award-panel-for-2010-t1571.htm http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/new-rattlesnake-book-on-the-way-from-the-printers-t1360.htm Scotty Allen Moderators, I'm not sure if this is the correct forum for this announcement, please move my post as you see fit: BIOLOGY OF THE RATTLESNAKES SYMPOSIUM by William K Hayes, Kent R Beaman, Michael D Cardwell, and Sean P Bush (editors) with foreword by Gordon W Schuett (2008) Eliciting so many emotions of persons coming into contact with rattlesnakes, including fascination, curiosity, awe, and fear, this book showcases the finest research to date by investigators encompassing an enormous ... News Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:51:27 GMT http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/new-rattlesnake-book-on-the-way-from-the-printers-t1360.htm#7690 http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/new-rattlesnake-book-on-the-way-from-the-printers-t1360.htm http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/komodo-dragons-venomous-t1285.htm Peter Zürcher http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/43907/title/It__s_not_their_dirty_mouths]]> News Sat, 23 May 2009 09:37:51 GMT http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/komodo-dragons-venomous-t1285.htm#7138 http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/komodo-dragons-venomous-t1285.htm http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/in-memoriam-julian-r-harrison-1934-2009-t1283.htm Mario Lutz IN MEMORIAM: JULIAN R. HARRISON (1934-2009) Dr. Julian R. Harrison III, husband of Margaret N. Harrison, died peacefully at his home on May 15, 2009. He was 74. Dr. Harrison was born at Baker Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina, on 23 August 1934. He was the son of Julian R. Harrison, Jr. and Elizabeth W. Harris Harrison. As a young child he became fascinated with natural history, and this interest was fostered by his parents and by two people at the Charleston Museum, Elizabeth ... News Thu, 21 May 2009 23:03:23 GMT http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/in-memoriam-julian-r-harrison-1934-2009-t1283.htm#7132 http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/in-memoriam-julian-r-harrison-1934-2009-t1283.htm http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/the-largest-snake-ever-t1266.htm Guenter Leitenbauer http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v457/n7230/full/nature07671.html Giant boid snake from the Palaeocene neotropics reveals hotter past equatorial temperatures The largest extant snakes live in the tropics of South America and southeast Asia, where high temperatures facilitate the evolution of large body sizes among air-breathing animals whose body temperatures are dependant on ambient environmental temperatures (poikilothermy). Very little is known about ancient tropical terrestrial ... News Fri, 15 May 2009 15:46:51 GMT http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/the-largest-snake-ever-t1266.htm#7031 http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/the-largest-snake-ever-t1266.htm http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/use-of-an-active-ant-nest-as-a-hibernaculum-by-small-snake-species-t1206.htm Mario Lutz USE OF AN ACTIVE ANT NEST AS A HIBERNACULUM BY SMALL SNAKE SPECIES George R. Pisani 2009. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science 112(1-2): 113-118 >From the article . . . "Ant mounds offer potential hibernacula both for small snake species and also for juveniles of many species, though this potential may be offset by aggression of ants in active nests and the concomitant risk of death for snakes, especially juveniles. Despite this risk, such hibernacula ... News Wed, 22 Apr 2009 08:20:19 GMT http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/use-of-an-active-ant-nest-as-a-hibernaculum-by-small-snake-species-t1206.htm#6702 http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/use-of-an-active-ant-nest-as-a-hibernaculum-by-small-snake-species-t1206.htm http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/natureserve-t1244.htm Mario Lutz NATURESERVE NatureServe reports standard vertebrate and invertebrate names for taxa as defined by NatureServe zoologists who use a set of major references generally accepted by researchers working on a given taxonomic group. However, many of these major references are updated infrequently. Because taxonomy is a dynamic field, NatureServe zoologists review numerous journals and monographs each year for taxonomic and nomenclatural changes, and they may accept these changes before ... News Wed, 06 May 2009 01:45:50 GMT http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/natureserve-t1244.htm#6896 http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/natureserve-t1244.htm http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/urgent-help-for-zamokuhle-urgent-t1188.htm Mario Lutz Hello @all VenomLand Members... yesterday i got a Message from our member Rob Deans regarding a Snakebite Victim in South Africa... SAReptiles, a befriended Forum for south south african reptile lovers urged a donation call we like to support... i immediately contacted Thea (swazi) and get here blessings to link here posting here... the Posting: Here we go again.... by swazi on Wed Apr 15, 2009 7:33 pm This little girl's name Zamokuhle Matsebula. She is only seventeen ... News Sat, 18 Apr 2009 15:01:23 GMT http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/urgent-help-for-zamokuhle-urgent-t1188.htm#6613 http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/urgent-help-for-zamokuhle-urgent-t1188.htm http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/pythons-escape-on-a-qantas-flight-t1181.htm Guenter Leitenbauer
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http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/802062/pythons-break-free-on-qantas-flight]]> News Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:33:19 GMT http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/pythons-escape-on-a-qantas-flight-t1181.htm#6566 http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/pythons-escape-on-a-qantas-flight-t1181.htm http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/hr669-update-hot-off-the-press-t1185.htm August Wageman http://www.nohr669. com/hotitem. htm HOT OFF THE PRESS! Pet owners, pet industry members, and others have been burning up the phones in response to NOHR669.com. The opposition in Washington is hearing us and they have launched a major offensive to try and silence us for good! Read the rest of the update below to find out what they are doing and how you can help!OFFENSIVE AGAINST US: Congressional Misinformation Campaign There are tons of reports coming in about Congressional staffers ... News Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:07:53 GMT http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/hr669-update-hot-off-the-press-t1185.htm#6599 http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/hr669-update-hot-off-the-press-t1185.htm http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/venomland-send-condolences-to-italy-t1142.htm Mario Lutz Earth Quakes are devastating forces of Mother Earth...

Our honest condolences to all the Victims and Families....]]> News Tue, 07 Apr 2009 01:31:42 GMT http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/venomland-send-condolences-to-italy-t1142.htm#6370 http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/venomland-send-condolences-to-italy-t1142.htm http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/venom-symposium-in-albuquerque-t1131.htm Mario Lutz VENOM SYMPOSIUM IN ALBUQUERQUE When: 1-4 June 2009 Where: Albuquerque, New Mexico Venom Week 2009 is the third in a series of international scientific symposia about all things venomous. The Venom Week Symposium brings together zoo and other animal care workers, basic scientists, clinicians, regulatory agencies, antivenom producers, and others with an interest in venomous animals. There will be sessions on marine animals, venomous snakebite management, zoo collections, ... News Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:22:51 GMT http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/venom-symposium-in-albuquerque-t1131.htm#6273 http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/venom-symposium-in-albuquerque-t1131.htm http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/aussie-meat-ants-may-be-invasive-cane-toad-s-achilles-heel-t1128.htm Mario Lutz ScienceDaily (Mar. 30, 2009) — Ecologists in Australia have discovered that cane toads are far more susceptible to being killed and eaten by meat ants than native frogs. Their research – published in the British Ecological Society's journal Functional Ecology – reveals a chink in the cane toad's armour that could help control the spread of this alien invasive species in tropical Australia. Professor Rick Shine and his colleagues Georgia Ward-Fear, Matt Greenlees and Greg Brown from the University ... News Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:40:37 GMT http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/aussie-meat-ants-may-be-invasive-cane-toad-s-achilles-heel-t1128.htm#6258 http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/aussie-meat-ants-may-be-invasive-cane-toad-s-achilles-heel-t1128.htm http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/a-thousand-calls-of-the-wild-captured-t1124.htm Mario Lutz A THOUSAND CALLS OF THE WILD CAPTURED A free, online archive of wildlife sounds recorded throughout the western United States has been created at The University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library. The digital archive is available to anyone interested in listening to the natural sounds of this diverse section of the North American environment. If you can find the elusive Gunnison Sage Grouse while hiking through isolated pockets of remote southeastern Utah, you might be ... News Sat, 28 Mar 2009 01:45:32 GMT http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/a-thousand-calls-of-the-wild-captured-t1124.htm#6219 http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/a-thousand-calls-of-the-wild-captured-t1124.htm http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/dwa-approved-t1100.htm mark elliott just wanted to share this with you guys as i am quite pleased with myself and lookin forward to startin my collection News Sun, 22 Mar 2009 23:32:29 GMT http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/dwa-approved-t1100.htm#6075 http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/dwa-approved-t1100.htm http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/lying-in-wait-for-extinction-t1117.htm Mario Lutz Unlike birds and mammals, which are highly visible and have little trouble attracting funds for their conservation, the majority of reptiles are largely secretive and rarely seen. This is especially true of snakes, which are not generally greatly loved. Their very nature may contribute to their decline, according to a published in Conservation Biology. Scientists Robert Reed and Richard Shine say due to a lack of good data on the abundances and population trends of snakes, we may not realize ... News Thu, 26 Mar 2009 03:21:37 GMT http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/lying-in-wait-for-extinction-t1117.htm#6175 http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/lying-in-wait-for-extinction-t1117.htm http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/ambushing-prey-may-make-snakes-vulnerable-t1116.htm Mario Lutz ScienceDaily (Apr. 2, 2002) — Some species die out after their habitat is disturbed while others continue to thrive -- the big question is why? New research shows that part of the answer for threatened Australian snakes is that they ambush their prey instead of hunting actively. This work may help conservationists identify at-risk snakes before it's too late. Currently, "declines may be difficult to assess until they have progressed to the point where remedial actions are difficult ... News Thu, 26 Mar 2009 03:18:21 GMT http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/ambushing-prey-may-make-snakes-vulnerable-t1116.htm#6174 http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/ambushing-prey-may-make-snakes-vulnerable-t1116.htm http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/australia-s-most-endangered-snake-might-need-burning-t1115.htm Mario Lutz ScienceDaily (Mar. 24, 2009) — Conserving Australia's most endangered snake might mean lighting more bush fires, ecologists have proposed. The last remaining populations of broad-headed snakes are being threatened by encroaching woodland that is destroying their habitat, a study by scientists from the University of Sydney and Stanford University (USA) has shown. "Broad-headed snakes are only found living in small pockets within 200 km of Sydney, and those small communities are ... News Thu, 26 Mar 2009 03:15:43 GMT http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/australia-s-most-endangered-snake-might-need-burning-t1115.htm#6173 http://www.venomland.net/news-f43/australia-s-most-endangered-snake-might-need-burning-t1115.htm