“Animals attack out of fear not malice.”
A wild animal stuck on a highway is in danger. The animal might not understand that. As such, someone who comes to his aid might get bit. But the animal was an imposition in the first place. It didn’t belong on the highway and would have died very shortly if left to its own devices. So if it bites its would-be savior, justifiably, its life is forfeit. What if a scorpion or a rattler feels provoked.
“...What if a scorpion or a rattler feels provoked....”
I walked out of the shop the other day only to be greeted by a pretty good-sized cottonmouth. They are aggressive to start with, especially this time of year. I tried pushing it off the shop apron into the grass with a push broom, but it was having none of it. Instead, it kept striking at me and at one point literally chased me back into the shop.
That was it...the fight was on, and when it was over, the snake literally lost its head to a load of 12GA birdshot. They can call it what they want, but I call it “self-preservation”.
“A wild animal stuck on a highway is in danger. The animal might not understand that. As such, someone who comes to his aid might get bit. But the animal was an imposition in the first place. It didn’t belong on the highway and would have died very shortly if left to its own devices. So if it bites its would-be savior, justifiably, its life is forfeit. What if a scorpion or a rattler feels provoked.”
My whole point is that removing the animal would have been appropriate and easily accomplished since a 36 inch Iguana is rather small since half of that length was made up of its tail. There was no need to kick it and stomp on it as this jerk did.