My vet here said that 2005 was the worst year for rattlesnakes he has EVER seen, but so far it looks like 2006 is going to give '05 a serious run. We have killed 4 this year near our house and/or the guest house. :(
Just finished going through the comments from yesterday that I missed, and you were a busy one! Such cute warm fuzzy posts you made. Thanks for keeping us entertained, and I see I missed a "rassling" match. :)