Membership Information

Benefits of Membership

  • Subscription to our monthly Newsletter.
  • Subscription to the Herpetology journal, published twice a year.
  • Subscription to Herpeton, a journal published occasionally when scientific manuscripts are available.
  • Significant discounts on Special Publications of the Society.
  • Unlimited free admission to all meetings of all branches and chapters and to live animal exhibits.
  • Free advertising space in our monthly Newsletter.
  • Publication of articles, photographs or artwork in Society publications.
  • Privilege of bringing live animals to the monthly meetings. Only members may bring or sell animals or other merchandise at Society meetings and functions.
  • The opportunity to adopt animals through the Society's Adoptions Program.
  • Show space at live exhibits.
  • Free tickets for the door prize drawing at meetings.

Types of Memberships

There are three categories of membership:

  • Regular members receive all benefits of membership upon payment of $30.00 annual dues.
  • Family membership gives all people in one household the equivalent of Regular membership but Families receive only one copy of each publication. Membership dues for Families is $35.00 annually.
  • Contributing membership confers all benefits of membership plus gives an extra donation that will allow the Society to have even better publications and to expand its workshops, adoptions and other services. Contributing membership is $45.00 or more per year.


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