THE BAY AREA AMPHIBIAN AND REPTILE SOCIETY

BAARS Newsletters


 

Membership in BAARS includes a subscription to our newsletter, Behind BAARS, which is published eleven (11) times per year (November and December are combined into a single issue due to the holidays).
 
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2009

August 2009
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  • The Tentacled Snake Turns A Fish’s Natural Defense Into A ‘Death March’
  • NHS Recruits Snakes To Treat Depression (U.K.)
  • New Species of ‘Horny Toad’ Identified in California
  • Clean Solar Energy Versus Desert Tortoises?

July 2009
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  • Legless Frog Mystery Solved?
  • Snakes Use Friction and Redistribution of Their Weight to Slither on Flat Terrain
  • When a Hybrid Takes Hold, the Outcome Can Be Bad - as Witness the California Tiger and Barred Tiger Salamanders in Salinas CA
  • How The Turtle’s Shell Developed - Evolutionary Mystery Solved?

June 2009
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  • The Consolation of Animals
  • The Co$t of Making a Mistake
  • Living in the Desert and Other Subjects
  • The Year of the Snake (Chinese Calendar)

May 2009
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  • How The Snake Got Its Fangs
  • Do Snakebite Kits Really Work?
  • Ratsnake Updates
  • Venom Isn’t Just For Snakes!

April 2009
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  • Saw-scaled Vipers Venom Evolution
  • BITS AND PIECES 2009
  • Perrysburg Finding It’s Not So Easy to Ban Something ‘Responsibly’
  • Fishermen at Risk of Salmonella From Their Choice of Bait, Study Shows
  • Move To Help Salamanders Backfires

March 2009
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  • Amphibians Are Harvested Around The World For Dinner Plates
  • Questions From The Book of Imponderables
  • Turtle Design Studied for Armour Improvements...
  • Magnets To Keep Crocodiles Away From Florida Suburbs?

February 2009
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Photos

  • Largest Snake Yet Found Was as Long as a Bus, and Could Eat a Cow
  • More on Rapid Evolution
  • The Deadly(?) Accuracy of the Spitting Cobra Revealed

January 2009
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Photos

  • Contrary to Popular Opinion, Evolution is Sometimes Rapid
  • Hibernate Your Tortoise
  • The Worst Smell Ever!

2008

October 2008
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  • THINKING OUTSIDE THE TANK: Engineering A Viable Habitat for Leatherback Sea Turtles
  • A Change of Perspective
  • BAARS Bylaws: Article II. The Officers

September 2008
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  • Ultrasonic Frogs Can Tune Their Ears To Different Frequencies
  • NEVADA NEWS from EAGLE VALLEY
  • Discovery that Amphibian Chytrid Fungus is killed by small increases in salt concentrations given 1 of 20 Aussie ‘Eureka’ Awards
  • ‘Clearing The Air’ On World’s Smallest Snake?
  • Ever Been to a Professional Reptile Show?

August 2008
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  • Forked Tongues
  • Controversy Erupts Concerning the World's Tiniest Snake
  • A 19th Century Cartoon: A Snake Story
  • Did You Ever See a Lizard Rise up on Its Back Legs to Try to Run Away?

July 2008
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  • The Surprising Beauty of Snakes
  • Violence at an L.A. Flea Market
  • Are your reptile-pets costing you too much?

June 2008
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  • Seven Accidents - or Blessings?
  • ‘Gator Blood Might Take Bite Out Of Superbugs
  • THE AMATEUR HERPER: Not Quite Front-Page News
  • Australia's #2 Invasive Species Acquires a Second Predator!

May 2008
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Photos

  • A Fisherman’s Tales of Herping   (great photos!)
  • Big Python Loose in STOCKTON?

April 2008
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  • Snakeless in Ireland: Credit The Ice Age, Not St. Patrick’s Ban
  • Library For Sale: January 2008 Natural History Books
  • Mojave Max Back in the News

March 2008
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  • Sea-snakes Are All Venomous but There Are No Sea-snakes In Florida Waters; The Experts All Agree....
  • OWWW- Yet Another Couple Of OOOPSYs....
  • Snakes Also Locate Prey Through Vibration
  • Big DUHHH....Researchers Find Snakes More Likely To Fall From Trees In Cold Temperatures!

February 2008
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Photos

  • Virtually Unknown Reptile-based Sights You Can See in Your Own Area
  • Ground Squirrels Use Snake Scent to Fool Predators
  • All in a Day's Work
  • Some Speculation On What Long-term Captivity Might Do Genetically To Reptiles
  • Sixty-nine lbs of SNAKES??

January 2008
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Photos

  • Clever Evolutionary Trick Lets Snakes Eat Toxic Prey Without Harm
  • Book Report: STEVE AND ME, by Terri Irwin
  • Willy's 3rd Break-out
  • YOUR LACK OF TAX DOLLARS AT WORK: IRS Holds First Public Auction Of Seized Exotic Animals

2007

October 2007
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  • Living See-Through Frogs Developed! No Need for Dissection!
    The dream of many squeamish grade-school kids achieved!
  • Study Finds Farms Fuel Frog Deformities
  • Reptile Animations
  • Cage Sharing - A Good Idea?
  • Target Fixation

September 2007
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Photos

  • "Hot Tails" Deter Rattlers
  • News From The Outlands
  • Even Docile Snakes Can Be Escape Artists!
  • Herps as Mainstream Pets
  • BAARS Bylaws - The Officers' Duties

August 2007
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Photos

  • Dress The Kids For Success - Mother Lizards Sometimes Do
  • Big News From The Outlands
  • Strange Music
  • Consider Some Variety in Your Reptile's Diet
  • ‘Geckel’, The Latest In Upcoming Super-Adhesives - Maybe!

July 2007
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Photos

  • The Value of Color Morphs
  • The Silent and Inscrutable Tortoise?
  • Opinions Wanted
  • Largest Cane Toad Ever Found in Australia

June 2007
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Photos

  • Thieves!
  • Cage Mates
  • Explaining the Unthinkable - The poison pet-food debacle
  • Australia's #2 Invasive Species Acquires a Second Predator!

May 2007
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Photos
Pepperwood Photos

  • Death in the False Spring
  • Pepperwood Field Herping Trip
  • Confusing Critters Can Give You Headaches!
  • Big Sale Going On!!

April 2007
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Photos

  • Little Orange Guy’s Kiss and Hug
  • Reptiles As National Symbols
  • 2007 News -- Good & Bad
  • The Great Turtle Race!

March 2007
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Photos

  • Snakes At School
  • Frozen Rodents: An Alternative to Feeding Live Prey to Snakes
  • You're Never Too Old to Learn Something New...
  • The Case Of The Dreaded Door Labeled: “Mrs. Velez’ Snakes!”

February 2007
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  • Climate Changes to Kill Off the Reptiles? And Everything Else Too?
  • Doing Adoptions
  • Adoptions Success Stories
  • From The Gallery

January 2007
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  • Reptiles - Preferred Pets of the 21st Century?
  • Switching Sides .. Snakes to Geckos?
  • Being a Cutting-Edge Herper in the 21st Century
  • Spring is Coming - Here's new Hot-Rep Info
  • Bluespot's Big Show

November-December, 2006
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  • Researchers Find N.E. Amphibian Eggs Can Defend Themselves
  • Recycling .. Not Just Bottles & Cans
  • News From Nevada
  • Protection To Scientists And Companies That Provide Services And Support For Animal Research