It's funny about me and herps. I like lizards a lot. I was working in semi-rural Jamaica for a couple of months in '01, and lizards are everywhere. The Jamaicans were freaked out by them, but I like them. They're interesting to look at, fun to watch, and they eat bugs. What's not to like? Similarly, I like turtles very much.

Snakes, on the other hand, still give me the willies. Something about the no limbs bothers me. Isn't that silly? But I respect them, and would just try to stay out of their way in their world. I don't go into the snake house at the zoo. Just the words, "snake house"...shiver. Glad you guys are friends to the snakes. They don't have too many of those amongst the humans. L.