Kevlar is a miracle fiber that literally stops bullets and has saved the lives of countless law enforcement officers. Ironically, there may be another, more natural armor available that has been completely overlooked: the armadillo. This is difficult to believe, but a Texas man shot at an armadillo in the middle of the night and the bullet bounced off the creature, striking the shooter on the ricochet. Here’s the story from Peter Holey in The Washington Post.
An East Texas man ended up in the hospital after he fired a gun at an armadillo and the bullet bounced off the animal’s back and hit the man in his face, according to news reports. Cass County Sheriff Larry Rowe told Reuters that the shooting took place on the man’s property in Marietta, Tex. — population 134 — about 3 a.m. Thursday.
“His wife was in the house,” Rowe said. “He went outside and took his .38 revolver and shot three times at the armadillo.” What drove the man to shoot at the critter? He told authorities he had seen the animal previously on the highway, which — for reasons unexplained — prompted him to draw his weapon and pull the trigger. [continued]
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