I lived in a pretty new part of Amsterdam which was reclaimed land, absolutely rife with frogs and toads because essentially marsh land. Trod on a toad accidentally and had to finish it off with a BBQ implement...it was still breathing but half of its innards were hanging out.Hey it's all nature to me. I love the toads and the snakes alike but one needs to eat and one is food. The snake winds up food for the awesome hawks that inhabit my neighborhood as well.
Not sure how I plucked up the courage to put it out of its misery.