Noah and descendents

Noah and descendents were permitted by God Himself to eat כָּל־רֶ֙מֶשׂ֙ / KOL REMES, i.e. *every scurrier* (Gen 9:3; See also Gen 1:24). Mice, rats, lizards, salamanders, beetles, etc are examples of this category of animal. Obviously this too is selective, since some "scurriers" can be poisonous and otherwise unfit for healthy consumption. But point being, the more detailed KASHRUT laws were later given by God to native-born and naturalized Israelites in order to distinguish them from the Gentiles ... Gentiles who were, and still are still permitted by God to eat כָּל־רֶ֙מֶשׂ֙ / KOL REMES, i.e., "every scurrier." So, while some people may find the idea personally distasteful, it is not forbidden by the Torah for Gentiles to eat mice, rats, lizards, salamanders, beetles. Or animals that died on their own, for that matter (Deu 14:21). Forbidden for native-born and naturalized Israelites; permitted for the Gentiles.

-Michael Millier