Texas Man Shoots Armadillo Gets Hit in Face When Bullet Ricochets

Why is the military not investing in armadillo bullet proof vests?

I know armadillos were tough as hell to kill. My grandfather in Denton had one hell of a time trying to kill some of the ones that came into his yard. We joke around with him about that, I think he has a cabinet filled with armadillo gag gifts people have gotten for him over the years. Well one east Texas man was sick of this one armadillo as well, but the Armadillo fought back. Well, sort of.

Cass County Sheriff Larry Rowe said the man, who was not identified, went outside his home in Marietta, southwest of Texarkana, at around 3 a.m. on 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. Hell yeah, you go live your life Terminator armadillo.