Lancaster Herpetological Society | Lancaster County, Pennsylvania



		The Lancaster Herpetological Society meets on the third Friday of every month at the North Museum in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The museum is located on the corner of Buchanan and College Avenues. The museum's address is 400 College Avenue, Lancaster, PA 17603. Entrance to meeting is by the back entrance; ring doorbell if door isn't manned.
		Past Speakers Demian Lewis, Northwind Reptiles Gregg Feaster, Gregg's Reptile Basement Dr. Carl H. Ernst (Copperheads) Phil Dunning (Copperhead Study in PA) Tom Vargo (Keeping Dart Frogs) Billy Brown (Urban Herping) Jesse Rothacker (Herping Costa Rica) Roy Mellott (Garter Snakes, Herping Pennsylvania) Michael Torocco, Herpetological Associates Dr. Walter Meshaka, Jr., State Museum of PA Dr. Jeff Steed, Manheim Pike Veterinary Hospital George Gress, Nature Conservancy (bog turtles) Betsy Rae Leppo, Western PA Conservancy Adam Darrenkamp (Day Geckos) Jan Cooper, ZooAmerica Chris Urban, Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission		Meetings and Events (2009) Friday, May 15: 7pm, Monthly meeting at North Museum Speaker: Michael Shrom (local amphibian breeder) Saturday, June 6: All-Maryland Reptile Show, Havre de Grace Saturday, June 13: Northwestern Berks Reptile Show, Hamburg Friday, June 19: 7pm, Monthly meeting at North Museum Member's Night Saturday, July 4 to Sunday, July 12: Reptile Week, Nixon County Park Nature Center, 5922 Nixon Dr., York, PA July 4: 11 am and 1 pm, Forgotten Friend Reptile Show with Jesse Rothacker, free July 5: 2:30, Turtle Tails with Andrea Musser, free July 11: 11 am and 1 pm, Forgotten Friend Reptile Show with Jesse Rothacker, free July 12: 2:30, The Not So Common Garter Snake with Roy Mellott, Lancaster Herp. Society, free Saturday, July 11: All-Maryland Reptile Show, Havre de Grace Friday, July 17: 7pm, Monthly meeting at North Museum Speaker: Jim White (Amphibians and Reptiles of Delmarva) Saturday, August 1: Northern Berks Reptile Show, Hamburg Saturday, August 8: All-Maryland Reptile Show, Havre de Grace Friday, August 21: 7pm, Monthly meeting at North Museum Speaker: Dr. Carl Ernst (Turtles) Friday, September 18: 7pm, Monthly meeting at North Museum Speaker: Dr. Tim Maret, Shippensburg University Saturday, October 3: All-Maryland Reptile Show, Havre de Grace Friday, October 16: 7pm, Monthly meeting at North Museum Speaker: Aura Stauffer, Pennsylvania DCNR Saturday, October 17: Northwestern Berks Reptile Show, Hamburg Saturday, November 7: All-Maryland Reptile Show, Havre de Grace Friday, November 20: 7pm, Monthly meeting at North Museum Speaker: Chris Urban, Fish and Boat Commission Saturday, December 5: Northwestern Berks Reptile Show, Hamburg Friday, December 18: 7pm, Monthly meeting at North Museum Members Night Saturday, December 19: All-Maryland Reptile Show, Havre de Grace

		LHS Newsletter Archives 2008: Winter / Spring / Summer / Fall 2009: Winter / Spring (2.7MB) Lancaster Herp. Society blog
		Pics from Reptiland On May 10, 2008, several members and friends of the LHS took a drive north to Clyde Peeling's Reptiland. Here is a small gallery of pics.
		Sponsors and Organizational Partners North Museum of Natural History and Science Forgotten Friend Reptile Sanctuary That Fish Place / That Pet Place

				LHS Details 2009 Officers: Roy Mellott (president), Adam Darrenkamp (vice-president), Brian Fischer (secretary), Kathy Tyson (treasurer) Board: Zach Barton (newsletter editor), Jesse Rothacker, Al Spoo, Kathy Shenk, Norm Tyson Website: Chad Arment For more information on the LHS, contact Roy Mellott Images, this page, courtesy Roy Mellot (Eastern Milksnake) and Matt Dearolf (Wood Turtle).