I saw that too... I had to laugh at Jay and Tim teasing Steve Iriwn hopping around on one foot trying to get the rattlers to coil. That was pretty funny... but that could have just been the pain killers I'm on

I wasn't suprised that he took them all out at once... that just strikes (no pun intended) me as his style *shock value*. One of the camera men got pretty close to the female rattler when she snuck off and almost made it under the desk. He certainly didn't have his head on straight when he got right down by her, but Steve didn't even realize she was sneaking off.
They were certainly beautiful... that's for dang sure... and I was pleased that he actually used hooks for a change, as you said. It's always fun to pick apart the *achem* "Experts" lol