NEW : ` ` It takes a guy like me '' to protect villagers ' crops from rogue elephants , Parsons says . Parsons has traveled to Zimbabwe for several years , but only last year began hunting elephants at the request of local farmers , he said . The elephant is the largest land mammal in Africa and can weigh up to 1,000 pounds ( 1,150 kg) -- about twice as much weight as an average human. Parsons says the kill , in Zimbabwe , gave local farmers meat and protected their crops . Animal rights group PETA launches an online boycott of GoDaddy .
NEW : ` ` It takes a guy like me '' to protect villagers ' crops from rogue elephants , Parsons says . The elephant is the largest land mammal in Africa and can weigh up to 1,000 pounds ( 1,150 kg) -- about twice as much weight as an average human. Parsons says the kill , in Zimbabwe , gave local farmers meat and protected their crops . Animal rights group PETA launches an online boycott of GoDaddy .