Florida Man Fires At Snake, Shoots Self

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Daytona Beach News-Journal


West Volusia - A 75-year-old Florida man was recovering Saturday after accidentally shooting himself while trying to shoot a snake.

Police responded to a report of a man with a self-inflicted gunshot wound at a home in Volusia, Fla., about 17 miles south of Daytona Beach, at around 4 pm Thursday.

When officers arrived on the scene they found 75-year-old Garrett Bauernschmidt suffering from gunshot wounds to two fingers on his left hand.

His caretaker told police that she had come home to find a large water moccasin snake near the front door. Bauernschmidt got a .38 caliber handgun, fired one shot at the snake and missed. The gun discharged a second time as he manipulated the safety, injuring him. No one else was injured in the incident, and the snake got away.

Bauernschmidt was treated at the scene, then taken to a local hospital. A family member on Saturday told the News-Journal that he was fine but declined further comment.

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:lol: dumb ass

[JoeyB]

He's lucky he only lost two fingers. What a douchebag.

[Southern Belle]

Goof ass. Bless his heart.

[deebakes]

:doggybanana:

[DemonGeminiX]

I don't understand the purpose of using a gun to kill a snake. You're firing a very small projectile at a small thin animal that wiggles a lot... odds are pretty good that you're going to miss. Why not grab something long to trap it's head and beat or cut it while it's restrained, if you want to kill it? If it's a large venomous snake, run it over with your lawnmower.

And it always seems it's older people that are waving guns at snakes.

Yo, Dirty Harry... you're fucking old. Your senses have dulled over the years. Your aim ain't that good anymore. Probably never was to begin with. Put the fucking gun away before you accidentally kill someone, Rambo.

[Loser]

My great aunt lived in an area that had a high population of copper heads. Whenever she went outside, she took a broom with her to beat at whatever path she was walking.

I would of moved :lol:

[DemonGeminiX]

We've got the eastern rattlesnake where I'm at. The fuckers lounge out in the road. If people see them, they get in their cars and run them over.

[JoeyB]

Yo, Dirty Harry... you're fucking old. Your senses have dulled over the years. Your aim ain't that good anymore. Probably never was to begin with. Put the fucking gun away before you accidentally kill someone, Rambo.

:thumbsup::tup:


:doggybanana:

Why is that censored? I demand banana porn!

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I don't understand the purpose of using a gun to kill a snake. You're firing a very small projectile at a small thin animal that wiggles a lot... odds are pretty good that you're going to miss. Why not grab something long to trap it's head and beat or cut it while it's restrained, if you want to kill it? If it's a large venomous snake, run it over with your lawnmower.

And it always seems it's older people that are waving guns at snakes.

Yo, Dirty Harry... you're fucking old. Your senses have dulled over the years. Your aim ain't that good anymore. Probably never was to begin with. Put the fucking gun away before you accidentally kill someone, Rambo.

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