Why don't natural weapons get iterative attacks?

[yougi]

For example, a Winter Wolf (srd (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/winterWolf.htm)) has a +6 BAB (enough for iterative attacks, i.e. a second attack at +1), yet it only has one bite attack per round.

Could somebody point me towards the rule covering that?

[Invader]

From the SRD:


"Natural weapons are weapons that are physically a part of a creature. A creature making a melee attack with a natural weapon is considered armed and does not provoke attacks of opportunity. Likewise, it threatens any space it can reach. Creatures do not receive additional attacks from a high base attack bonus when using natural weapons. The number of attacks a creature can make with its natural weapons depends on the type of the attack—generally, a creature can make one bite attack, one attack per claw or tentacle, one gore attack, one sting attack, or one slam attack (although Large creatures with arms or arm-like limbs can make a slam attack with each arm). Refer to the individual monster descriptions".

Scroll all the way down to "Natural Weapons"
http://www.d20srd.org/srd/specialAbilities.htm

[Invader]

I would imagine they did it to prevent monsters like dragons that have bite, claw, claw, wing, wing, tail, attacks all in one round from have 30+ attacks when their BAB is very high.

[ArcturusV]

As for WHY it's that way, I guess it's because a lot of natural attack using monsters already have multiple attacks.

[Kazyan]

Totemists with iteratives would take 15 mintues to resolve their turn, for example.

[yougi]

Alright-y! Thank you! :)

[Bronk]

The 'rapidstrike' feat grants one iterative attack to a creature's natural weapons, and the 'improved rapidstrike' feat gives the creature the full range of iterative attacks...