On Sun, 28 Dec 2003 19:16:58 -0500, Ann wrote:

Unfortunately they come out when it's warm, and are even slower moving
than usual.....so they end up road kill. I've seen at least a dozen
of them over the past two weeks dead in the road.

While it hasn't been *terrifically* cold here, this day was warmer
than most -- about 60F (and raining) at dawn. While I had no desire to
keep it as a pet, I hope it went safely back to its burrow. Or
whatever.