Fantastic place to live. We visit the States a lot, and love Arizona particularly - we were there last month and saw our first western diamondback in the wild, so that was amazing. I never thought I'd manage to find one.

No snakes today anyway - I think we'll have to wait for next spring. It was a good day, low 60s and sunny, but they were still hiding.

Have you bred any live bearing snakes? I think that must be fascinating. Knowing me I'd miss the whole process - at least eggs hatch gradually!