I lived in the North-Western part of Florida I used to hunt deer with some of his friends

where we were at wasn't a popular area for hunters and was far off from trails

we came across a BEAUTIFUL diamond back rattler and my dad's friend pulled out his pocket knife and killed it as I begged for him to leave it alone

it was out in the middle of the woods minding it's own business
my dad said it was for public safety but we were in the middle of nowhere

was it really appropriate for him to kill it? :/