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If you are reading this page, we hope you are planning to become a member of
the East Texas Herpetological Society (ETHS). We are a diverse group of people who share a common
passion -- reptiles and amphibians! If that's your interest, you've come to the right place.
We offer the following types of membership:
| Youth Membership
| $10
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| Regular Membership
| $15
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| Family Membership
| $20
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| Supporting Membership
| $25
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| Sustaining Membership
| $50
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| Patron
| $100
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Click here for a Membership Application.
Why should I join the ETHS?
There are several benefits to being a member of the ETHS...general meetings at The Houston Zoo,
weekend field trips, behind the scenes tours of
The Houston Zoo reptile house, socials/mixers and updates on current reptile legislature -- just to
name a few. If you have a herp related business, your contact information along with a brief description
of what you provide can be put up on our website.
More importantly, though, being a member of the ETHS
gives you the opportunity to make new friends and contacts with people who feel just as strongly as you
do about lizards, snake, turtles, frogs and other cold blooded creatures some people might not think are
as cute and cuddly as their warm blooded pets.
Still not convinced?
Look over the following list and if you find your
head moving up and down as you read it with a big smile on your face...fill out your application TODAY
and send it in becaaaaause...
You just MIGHT be a herper if...
- your pet's dinner requuires care and feediing until it is served.
- you've ever been in a flooring store and found yourself saying,
"I really think vinyl is the best substrate for a child's room."
- you move the rubber snake out of the aisle at the toy store so it won't get run
over...and identify its species while you're doing it.
- you go jogging on a muddy track after a rainstorm and notice lots of
earthworms wandering around, and you come back later with a cup.
- the Discovery Channel wants to send a film crew to your house.
- all your friends call you Lizard Lady or Snake Man.
- only your closest friends know about the secret snakes in your dorm room.
- someone yells "snake", and you race off after it.
- your best picture of your wife/girlfriend is with a snake wrapped around her neck
or a bearded dragon on her shoulder.
- you hand a written disclaimer to guests before letting anyone new in your house.
- you buy a deep freeze in addition to your refrigerator and you live alone.
- you never turn on your room lights because the cages provide enough.
- you keep your apartment at a constant 85F, with lights pointed at the
couch to make a 95F basking spot.
- a bug lands near you and you lick your lips.
- you refer to a pregnant woman as "gravid".
- she had twins you want to know if the babies came out with a
ratio of 1.1, 0.2 or 2.0 and what are they het for, if anything?
- losing electrical power at any time of the year is a MAJOR crisis.
- you ask the local drug store for a No-Pest "Fly" Strip in January.
- redecorating the house means finding a way to squeeze in another aquarium.
- you've ever had to lecture a pet store employee/manager.
- your response to friends showing you their new hamster is, "Nope, too small."
- you find "tongue flicking" an attractive attribute in persons of the opposite sex.
- your electric company asks if you want a professional account.
- you charge admission at your house, but kids 12 and under are still free.
A special thank you goes to Melissa Kaplan because we copied this list from her site
and believe in giving credit where credit is due. Melissa's site provides a wealth of
information regarding reptiles.
Check her out at www.anapsid.org/.
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