A New Hampshire man strangled a coyote to death after the animal attacked him and his 2-year-old son.

Ian O’Reilly said that the canine first grabbed his son by the hood of his jacket on Monday while on a hiking trail. He was bitten twice trying to scare it away from his son and then took matters into his own hands. O’Reilly said he killed the coyote by holding its snout shut while crushing it under his body weight.