Melissa
Kaplan's
Herp Care Collection
Last updated January 13, 2013
Societies and Rescues
California
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Bay
Area Amphibian & Reptile Society (BAARS)
Palo Alto
California
Herp Association
Sierra Madre
California Reptile and Invertebrate Society
California
Turtle and Tortoise Society
Updated
CTTC Chapters Listing
Central Coast Herpetological Society
Desert
Tortoise Preserve Committee
Horned
Lizard Conservation Society of Southern California
Kern
County Herpetological Society
Lebec
North
Bay Herpetological Society
Santa Rosa
Northern
California Herp Society
Sacramento
Sacramento
Turtle & Tortoise Club
Felice
Rood
San
Diego Herpetological Society
San Diego
San
Diego Turtle & Tortoise Society
Santee
San
Joaquin Herp Society
Tom Randall
Clovis
Shasta Snake Society
Douglas
City
Southern
California Herpetology Association
La Habra
SCHA
Forum
Southwestern
Herpetologists Society
Van Nuys
Chapters
in Bakersfield, Los Angeles, & San Gabriel Valley
Desert
Reptile Rescue (DRAGON)
Mira Loma
Leaping
Lees Reptile Rescue
Humbolt County
Leaping
Lizard Rescue
Barbie Hoffmann
Sonoma
707-939-8621
Nate
Holderbein
408-855-7939
San Jose
Steve
& Sherry Mobley
Reptile Adoption, Rescue, and Education
Solano
County
(707) 422-3554
Python
Ron
Rescue and Education
Large lizards, snakes, tortoises
Modesto
209- 577-8636
Reptile
and Amphibian Rescue Network (RARN)
POB 25733
Los Angeles CA 90025
310-815-1318
Sick/Injured reptiles/amphibs only
San
Diego Reptile Refuge
San
Diego
Second
Chance Reptiles
Wade & Jackie Corbeil
Lodi 95240
Sloppy
Seconds, Inc.
Hayward
510-269-SLOP (7567)
Sonoma
County Reptile Rescue
Al Wolf
Sebastopol
707-829-8152
707-321-0504
- Emergency
Sue
Solomon
916-486-4293
Sacramento
Information and referral for iguanas
only
Sheryl
Wiesner
Reptile Rapsody
(also does Educational Hands-On Reptile Shows)
909-656-2113; 562-984-9261
Tom
Weist
Reptile & Wildlife Rescue/Shelter
775-622-5983 24hrs
Now with rescues in Arizona, California, Minnesota
and Nevada. Includes venomous and non-venomous capture and relocation
Janice
Wohlwill
San Diego
760-723-1568
Socialization
and conditioning; animal communcator
Alice
Rogers
Turtle/Tortoise Information and Referral
Box Turtle Refuge
Sonoma CA
707-996 2366
American
Tortoise Rescue
Susan Tellem
& Marshall Thompson
Los Angeles
800-938-3553
Turtles and Tortoises only
Annie
Lancaster
TortoiseAid International
Apple Valley
Tortoises; will take water turtles in
emergencies or can provide referrals.
Bruce
Glassford
San Juan Bautista
831 623-2372
Clovis
Turtle & Tortoise Rescue
Clovis
Corinn
Stephens
Vacaville
707-447-6714
Education and placement
Creepy
Critters Rescue
Jennifer Ramsey
Los Banos
408-561-9561
John
Dickerson
Tracy
209-346-3539
Dan
Sanders
Bay Area Snake Rescue
San Jose
408-365-9582
Snakes
Dana
& Mike Stangel
HerpFreak Rescue
Los Angeles
818-446-0284
Debbie
Veysey
Reptile Rescue
Tuolome
and surrounding counties
209-588-0650
Desert
Reptile Rescue (DRAGON)
Mira
Loma
Greg
Frost / Cyndi Diekmann
Colusa, Glenn, Humbolt, Lake, Mendocino, Napa,
& Sonoma Counties
Call to check for other northern counties
Clearlake
707-994-4457
Don
Hemphill
415-453-1096
Large boids
Kayla
Goldberg
North Bay Tegu Rescue
Also accepts monitors
707-326-3586
Kimber
Blake
Orange County/Southern
California
Snakes
only, under 5 ft only. Rescue, rehab and relocation.
Leaping
Lees Reptile Rescue
Humbolt County
Leaping
Lizard Rescue
Barbie Hoffmann
Sonoma
707-939-8621
Nate
Holderbein
408-855-7939
San Jose
North
County Reptile Rescue
Liz Palika
Oceanside
Python
Ron
Rescue and Education
Large lizards, snakes, tortoises
Modesto
209- 577-8636
Reptile
Rescue of Orange County
949-291-0701
Reptile
Rescue Orange County
Sam Makki Email
Serving
all of Southern California
949-291-0701 - Emergency
Reptile
and Amphibian Rescue Network (RARN)
Los Angeles
310-815-1318
Sick/Injured
reptiles/amphibs only
Reptile
Rapsody
Sheryl Wiesner
909-656-2113; 562-984-9261
San
Diego Reptile Refuge
San Diego
Second
Chance Reptiles
Wade & Jackie Corbeil
Lodi, CA 95240
No
large boids; no chelonians
Sloppy
Seconds, Inc.
Hayward
510-269-SLOP (7567)
SOCAL
Reptile Rescue & Foster Center
Jeffrey LaPointe
San Diego
619-470-1448
Sonoma
County Reptile Rescue
Al Wolf
Sebastopol
707-829-8152
707-321-0504
- Emergency
Including venomous and non-venomous
capture and relocation
Steve
& Sherry Mobley
Reptile Adoption, Rescue, and Education
Solano
County
707-422-3554
Joyce
Thommen
Tortmom's Turtle & Tortoise Rescue
La Mirada
Pager: 562-327-0664
Todd
"The Snake Man"
Fresno
Tom
Weist
Reptile & Wildlife Rescue/Shelter
775-622-5983 24hrs
Now with rescues in Arizona, California, Minnesota
and Nevada.
Includes venomous and non-venomous
capture and relocation
