"All that roadkill isn't just accidental -- an Ontario study has found almost three per cent of drivers, the majority of them men, swerve to intentionally steamroll snakes and turtles on the road."
Now this is one of those things that I just don't understand. You may think I'm just desperate for a new cause since I don't have the gopher tortoise entombment law to kick around anymore, but I'm serious here. These people creep me out. This goes beyond the basics for me: sure, it's true that animal abuse is a felony in many states. It's true that swerving to run over a reptile in the road is potentially dangerous to other drivers and to yourself. But what I'm talking about here is ... well, what creeps you out, buddy? Pedophile priests? That 35 year old guy who was trying to date your 16 year old daughter? Gays in the military? Reevers? Whatever that thing is that you think is just plain unnatural and doesn't have any right to exist, well, that's what I think of people who intentionally run over animals in the road. I'm just saying ... why?
"Drivers may run over wildlife for kicks and others may think they're doing everyone a favour by killing a snake since they aren't well liked, he said. But reptile roadkills are a problem because reptiles are declining, and turtles, unlike raccoons, take longer to become sexually mature, meaning they're killed on the road before they can reproduce.
'There's lots of rare and endangered reptile species in the province, so you never know what you're running over and you shouldn't run over anything.'
Drivers should watch the road and slow down to avoid hitting wildlife. He suggests being very careful if you try to get the reptile across the road and always send the reptile in the direction it was headed."
It's becoming more and more well known that people who abuse animals are more likely to also abuse humans. So if you're one of those turtle-flattening creeps, please just stop it, and keep your sordid history to yourself.