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Here\u2019s the latest on the search for 9 others.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Since its founding in 2001, the staff and volunteers of PHS have pledged to rescue and rehabilitate reptiles.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Services at the north Scottsdale site have expanded from rattlesnake removal to working with law enforcement agencies on illegal or confiscated animals, and even helping with special-needs reptiles.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Last year alone, they reached nearly 250,000 people through on and off-campus education programs, helping people see beyond the slime and scales to learn about our native neighbors. They got to learn fun facts like this: Did you know snakes are social engineers? Through a process called secondary seed dispersal, or &#8220;diploendozoochory&#8221;, seeds pass through their digestive tract without being chewed or digested. Because snakes are strict carnivores, they cannot break down cellulose, so seeds remain largely intact and plants sprout in new locations.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/scottsdalemovinghub.com\/?p=1186\">Five decades later, families still fighting to add 74 sailors to Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>PHS is holding a special 25th Anniversary fundraising event on June 6. Guests will enjoy a meet-and-greet with animal ambassadors, raffles for specialty animal interactions, and a live and silent auction, feeding demonstrations with crocodilians, food trucks and drinks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>For more information, head to https:\/\/www.phoenixherp.com\/contribute\/25th-anniversary-fundraiser.html.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><em><strong>&gt;&gt; Download the 12News app for the latest local breaking news straight to your phone.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/scottsdalemovinghub.com\/?p=1184\">Valley mother turns grief into advocacy after children killed by estranged husband<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PHOENIX \u2014 The Phoenix Herpetological Society (PHS) is celebrating its 25th anniversary this June. The motto at PHS is preservation through education. Staff said that&#8217;s because they want the work they&#8217;ve started to live on for generations to come. 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