In the Anne McCaffrey / (Elizabeth Moon and/or Jodi Lynn Nye, I can't remember) series "The Planet Pirates", some friendly local wildlife called "kittisnakes", are described as silky, furry, legless creatures with cute round heads and needle-sharp teeth, who like to coil around humans arms and be adored. I was delighted when later in the book, someone discussing defending the planet from invaders by inventing dangerous wildlife (who happened to havea kittisnake curled in her lap), said : "What are we going to tell them we have, attack ferrets?" This is the second ferret reference I've seen from these collaborating authors. I wonder if any of them are ferret owners? Janna and Aron Einstein, Daisy, & Bandit [Posted in FML issue 1877]