i think it is good to warn people in advance about the circumstances that will cause you to bite them and i think that having given that warning it is good to follow through when the time comes
the rattlesnake is an admirable creature whose virtues we should emulate
The rattlesnake I met while hiking seemed an agreeable girl. She said “I am here, please do not step on me,” and my companions and I made sure to not do that. I found her nicer and more charitable than many politicians.