Does your husband brake to avoid hitting animals? I hate it when people don't even _try_ to miss them. No it's not just nature- cars are not nature. When those little birds swoop down over the road to cross, they are just staying low to the ground to be less vulnerable to hawks. They can't know they are flying at the perfect level for a car to hit them! Snakes and lizards bask on the road to warm up for the day ahead. Every time I see a run-over glass lizard or snake, I think "That could be my Maizey, or my Baby Russell!" I feel happy that they are safe from cars. And turtles- come on. How hard is it to avoid a turtle? Man, those gopher tortoises could be 80-100 years old, and some car takes them out, maybe even for fun??? I say, "God sees the little sparrow fall" and to me that means that every life, no matter how small, is _equally_ important. Hopefully, those that don't mind hitting animals will be held accountable later.