At 02:43 PM 3/10/2005, you wrote:
>Just wanted to give y'all a heads up!  The rattlesnakes are out!  I have 
>been hiking in AZ for 10 years and I have never run into a rattler on the 
>trail...until this morning! Talked to other hikers today who said they 
>just started seeing them this week. So be careful before sticking your 
>hand into that rock pile to pull out the ammo can!

I'm not so sure that they were ever not out this winter.  One of the golf 
courses I play had rattlesnake problems all winter.  This is the first year 
that has happened for them.