Well I was dry bit twice by buzzworms surveying a future 'development' below the Reagan Library ( collective forum yawns as I've posted this a few times.) Both times my greatest fear was the idiot with a cutter kit and Rambo knife wanting to suck on my ankles. Indiana Jones isn't the only archaeologist packing heat for protection <img src="/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />. The problem is so many rattlesnakes have been wiped out by people, especially those inane roundup festivals, that surviving snakes who DON'T tend to rattle are passing on this trait. We are selectively breeding non rattling rattlesnakes.As for cacti, respect is also the keyword. remember the idiot in AZ who blasted a Suquaro with a 12 guage until a major arm wieghing a few tonnes fell on him? <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />