Man shoots armadillo, armadillo fires back, bullet hits him in the head
In the wee hours of Thursday morning, a motorist stopped on state Highway 77, near the East Texas town of Marietta to take a shot at an armadillo. Alas, a pissed off armadillo fired back, hitting the shooter in the head. Well not exactly. The bullet ricocheted off the critter, grazing the as yet unidentified man in the head.
The hapless shooter was treated at a Marietta Hospital and released. There is no word on the condition of the armadillo.
The Cass County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the case as "a possible accidental shooting." Sounds more like a case of Texas road rage to me.
Listen all you foreigners … Don’t mess with Texas! And don’t mess with Texas armadillos either. That goes for the local yokels too!
2 comments:
Cass County, Texas is a rough place. The population is around 30,000 and about half of them are ornery folks. Armadillo is a delicacy and is cooked over a low heat in the shell.
In about 15 years ago a fugitive was spotted by a Linden, Texas police officer. The officer was overpowered by the fugitive and a Monk from a nearby order subdued the offender and saved the officer. True story. Even the Monks will kick your ass!
I always though that armadillos were merely self-portable speed bumps. Guess I was wrong.
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