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| Formation of the BHS |  |
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The British Herpetological Society was established in 1947 with the help of Dr Malcolm Smith. Dr Smith was a physician who practised in the Royal Court of Siam and whilst there studied the native herpetofauna. After retiring, he returned to Britain and developed an interest in our native herptiles. This led him to become the founding president of the BHS as well as author of the book 'The British Amphibians and Reptiles'. Since then the BHS has continued to expand and today has over 600 members. |
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| The BHS Library | ||
The British Herpetological Society is one of the few herpetological societies in the U.K. to possess a library. It has many books and reprints as well as journal runs from journal exchanges with societies around the world. It holds the Corkhill bequest which contains many rare books on venomous snakes and religion and snakes. Some of the books, journals and reprints may be borrowed by members by post or by visiting the library with agreement with the Librarian. Sections may be photocopied or scanned and sent to members or bona fide researchers in herpetology. The list of books and journal holdings can be obtained from the librarian or accessed on the BHS members Yahoo group. The library is involved in providing literature data for the Nemys Euroherp database being run from Ghent University which has become one of the most important sources of information for European herpetofauna on the internet. |
