Indonesia rocks. I would love to visit again. All of my visits were before I became a python keeper. I did see many snakes there. You would see them (I would assume most were retics, cobras too) in containers with street vendors. With the current hostility toward westerners in so many countries I am starting to think that my trips to the middle east and asia in the past may be my last. Still waiting for that trip to Africa. Hiking Kilimanjaro is next on my list.
To all a Merry Christmas and best wishes in the new year. Keep the Carpet pictures a-roll'n.
Matt