New England Amphibian & Reptile Rescue (NEARR)

Welcome to the New England Amphibian & Reptile Rescue (NEARR) web site.
Have a reptile in need of a home? We are NEARR!

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The New England Amphibian & Reptile Rescue (NEARR) provides permanent placement & adoption to abandoned and abused herps of all sorts; including, but not limited to; snakes, lizards, frogs and turtles.

Many of the animals arriving at the rescue come in with various traumatic injuries. Some are in ill health and are suffering from illnesses such as respiratory infections, parasitic infections and often require immediate medical attention.

Need to free up some extra room? That snake getting too large? That lizard getting aggressive? That frog keeping you up all night? The kids lose interest in that turtle? NEARR accepts direct surrenders of most species of snake, lizard, frog or turtle. If you have an animal that you need to surrender to NEARR for placement & adoption, please click the "Surrender" button on the left.

NEARR also maintains a list of contributing members interested in adopting snakes, lizards, frogs or turtles. We also have people interested in fostering animals in an emergency until permanent placement can be made. If you would like to apply to be added to this list please click on the "Adoption" button on the left.

It is required that you read as much as you can about the species that you are interested in adopting as not all herps are easy to properly care for and many species have individually specific needs.

NEARR is not yet a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation.

We'd like to welcome the latest contributing members:

Alycia Eldredge (Individual) - Hanover, MA
Paul Nguyen (Individual) - Waltham, MA
Jason & Carrie Patterson (Family) - Orrington, ME
Josh & Jen Norwood (Family) - Southwest Harbor, ME
Judy Toth (Individual) - Waldoboro, NJ
Sarah Lamarre & Nick Mathews (Family) Brewer, ME
Robert DuBois (Individual) - Milo, ME
Paul J. LaRosa (Individual) - Winthrop, ME
Jessica Ganynor (Individual) - Boston, MA
Katrina Couch (Individual) - Auburn, ME
April Ray (Individual) - Lisbon Falls, ME
Angela Nadeau (Individual) - Leeds, ME
Robin Reiner (Individual) - Billerica, MA
Dennis Richardson (Family) - Wallingford, CT
Eric Biehl (Individual) - Bryant Pond, ME
Linda Harriman (Family) - Lunenburg, MA
Danyl St.Pierre (Family) - Jefferson, ME
Tina Cullicutt (Individual) - Hartland, ME
Mark Bettencourt (Individual) - Manchester, NH
Kathryn King (Family) - Perkinsville, VT
Don Rivette (Individual) - Greenfield, MA
Joseph Rizzo (Individual) - Middletown, CT
Adam Haberski (Individual) - Wallingford, CT
Yvette Melanson (Individual) - Palmyra, ME
Trudy Bizeau (Family) - Hartland, ME
Brianna Guarino (Individual) - Raymond, NH
Lindsey Bates (Individual) - Old Town, ME
John Ames (Individual) - Norridgewock, ME
Amy Komenda (Individual) - Derry NH
Erich Gamache (Individual) - Derry, NH
Jim Brown (Individual) - Canaan, ME
Lindsey Thompson (Individual) - Gray, ME

A great big thanks for our renewing members:

Bill Hayward (Individual) - Randolph, ME
Jennifer Franklin DVM (Individual) - Boscawen, NH
Anonymous (Family) - Corinth, ME
Scott Libby (Individual) - Anson, ME
Thomas Merchant (Individual) - Sullivan, ME
Gerry Rogers (Individual) - Lewiston, ME
Bud Condon (Individual) - Strong, ME
Linda & Steve Gerry (Family) - Hartland, ME
Rick & Jen Sisco (Family) - Canaan, ME

We'd like to thank the following people for their donations:

Mike Zimmerman
Mark Bettencourt
Tom Pszenny
Jennifer Wiles
Don Rivette
Robert Robinson
Denise Desgrosseilliers
Bodie Colwell
Kathryn King

All equipment, supplies, books or monetary donations are greatly appreciated!
Latest News:

The New England Amphibian & Reptile Rescue (NEARR) is requesting your unwanted reptile, amphibian, invert & chelonia books and magazines.

To better share herp knowledge we wish build and maintain a large diverse herp related library for the use of NEARR members. If you have books, booklets or magazines about reptile, amphibian, invert & chelonia that you no longer want, please consider donating them to NEARR.

You can send any herp related books or magazines that you no longer need or want to the address below...

If you wish to contact us offline and a reply is required; please send a self-addressed stamped envelope, along with your letter, to:

NEARR
c/o Richard Sisco
280 Browns Corner Road
Canaan, ME 04924