The reasoning behind the discount on the organizations I listed was two reasons. One, I am familiar with those organizations and know what they do. Two, I am a member of all of them so it is easy for me to varify membership. I am not beyond extending that discount to other herp societies if there is someone who will assure me they are a legitimate nonprofit herpetological society based on conservation, and someone will be available to varify the membership to me.
Also, in these cases I would really like for those members to also be a member of the International Reptile Conservation Foundation. This memebership provides an excellent full color quarterly journal with amazing photos updating members on conservation efforts being done globally. For herp societies I am not familiar with, I would insist they also join the IRCF first, and I will pay for it. It is only $25 a year and that can come off the already discounted total on the snake(s).
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