Was watching Tremors Aftershocks today and I can't help but think yautjas would probably find shriekers to be absolutely adorable animals. Graboids are seen as worthy trophies for younger hunters, sort of like hunting badgers, but the little murder dogs that they turn into would make them almost squeal with delight the way humans squeal when we see puppies. I mean retractable mandibles, heat vision, and they have babies just by eating too much. I bet they'd even consider their loud shrieks as cute little barks.
I bet the very first time a hunter found their way onto Earth and came across one of the creatures down around Mexico, they forgot all about their hunting trip and spent the rest of their time on planet just playing with the biped puppies.
