I absolutely don't think hitting any animal is the way to handle the situation.

Remember when your parents always used to say, "They are more scared of you than you are?"

Yea... what happened to that mind set? Why do people have to destroy or kill something they don't understand within 2 seconds? For real, they could have handled it MUCH better.

I hate to see people swerving to hit turtles and snakes that are basking or crossing the road, that is just sick.