>Judy in New Jersey where any sensible tortoise, turtle, or snake is >still sound asleep. Given the icy snow all over the garden I'm tempted >to take a nap myself . . . My comment is totally OT, but I went hiking yesterday (in the sunny, blustery, 40-something degree weather) and found two adult garden snakes sunning themselves amongst the leaf litter nearby 2 different streams. I told them they might regret coming out of hibernation so soon. LOL. I had forgotten all about it until reading Judy's comments above. :-) Dennis in Cincinnati