thanks marla.supposedly, theres desert tortoises in the mountain i usually hike in by my house...but they also say there are gila monsters and javelina...i dont know if believe it.

john, if your talkin but the little vall python circle avatar...
its here: http://img15.photobucket.com/albums/...uffy/ball3.jpg
but i changed my avatar for like 5 minutes yestarday...so if your talkin bout the other one...
right here: http://img15.photobucket.com/albums/...ffy/dangle.jpg

p.s. i just chnaged it again, but i know thats not the one you are talkin about. lol.