I had it a few times that you do not see the 'dead animal' your vills just shot, but they could gather from it, so it was more a graphical issue, probably due to terrain or something (I got a high end vid card)
dunno if it's the same as what you explained
Old Indian: Once upon a time, a woman was picking up firewood. She came upon a poisonous snake frozen in the snow. She took the snake home and nursed it back to health. One day the snake bit her on the cheek. As she lay dying, she asked the snake, "Why have you done this to me?" And the snake answered, "Look, bitch, you knew I was a snake."