Proclivities wrote: 

 lily34 wrote: 
A haiku by LLilly34 with closing theme by Ozzy Osbourne.

 Proclivities wrote: llamas lloose and on the llam. llow speed chase.

Karmadillo...
Texas Man Hurt When Bullet Ricochets Off Armadillo He Tried To Shoot

An East Texas man was hospitalized early Thursday morning after a bullet he fired at an armadillo ricocheted back at his head, KLTV reported.

The man shot at the armadillo just before 3 a.m. on Thursday after seeing it on the freeway in the town of Marietta, Texas, according to Cass County Sheriff official.

The bullet ricocheted back at his head. The man was treated for minor injuries. Local reports are unclear as to the condition of the armadillo.

This was the second armadillo-shooting-followed-by-ricochet of the year. The first, in Georgia in April, injured the shooter’s mother-in-law. The man shot the armadillo, the bullet bounced and then passed through a fence and into her mobile home while she sat in a recliner. Her injuries were minor but the armadillo did not survive.

A Texas man was wounded after he fired a gun at an armadillo in his yard and the bullet ricocheted back to hit him in his face, the county sheriff said Friday.

Cass County Sheriff Larry Rowe said the man, who was not identified, went outside his home in Marietta, Texas, at around 3 a.m. local time Thursday morning. He spotted the armadillo on his property and opened fire.

"His wife was in the house. He went outside and took his .38 revolver and shot three times at the armadillo," Rowe said.

The animal's hard shell deflected at least one of three bullets, which then struck the man's jaw, he said.

The man was airlifted to a nearby hospital, where his jaw was wired shut, according to Rowe.

The status of the animal is unknown.

"We didn't find the armadillo," the sheriff said.

Monster who bribed guards and baited lion has to shut down dentistry practice.

 ScottFromWyoming wrote: 
looks Maxwell forgot his Geico card

 RichardPrins wrote: 
Happy as a pig in a cop car...

Pig escapes, terrorizes entire town, craps in cop car - Boing Boing

Hawaii man impaled, killed by swordfish's bill
"They are very aggressive animals. If you mess with them they defend themselves pretty good."

If there were to be such a thing as karma, this is what it would look like...
Professional hunter trampled to death by elephant he was hoping to slay | World | News | Daily Express

 Proclivities wrote: 
thats a bargain. his hospital bill will cost his other arm and a leg. 

 Proclivities wrote: 
Nope, he didn't get "into the zone". He was waving from the wall to a tiger and was noticed by another tiger who probably saw a free lunch and took it. He didn't lose an entire arm though (only up to the elbow) before other visitors pulled him back to safety.

 RichardPrins wrote: 
So, let me see if I got this right: he scaled a wall into a "zone" of 500-pound alpha predators and only lost an arm?

Tiger at Gazipur safari park bites off visitor’s arm

Chimps down a drone (for a TV show) and film each other

 RichardPrins wrote: 
People don't, to put it simply, have a fucking clue how to live with monkeys. 

India Is Being Overtaken by Armies of Defiant Monkeys | VICE

Dutch town takes up umbrellas against rogue owl attacks

 RichardPrins wrote:Oh I thought this was the"Animal Reticence" thread. Obviously this isn't it.

Looks like the gopher spilled the beans. I'm impressed with the presence of the Mayor. Plus Spring!
All around it seems to a memorable day for all involved.