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I just read about this and had to share...

An Anza (California) resident suffered a gunshot wound (self-inflicted) to his face while hunting snakes recently. Apparently he was on Terwilliger Road when the incident took place . According to sources at the Idyllwild Town Crier while hunting for snakes, Sir Nitwit, dropped his gun causing it to discharge, shooting himself in the face/right eye. He was airlifted to Riverside County Reg. Med Center where he was treated for his injuries.

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Humans still ahead but reminded again how ironic life can be...

LMAO...
1. Sir Nitwit needs to take a firearms safety course
2. He needs to hunt small game and work his way up next time, collecting bugs might be a more appropriate start.
Hunting on a public roadway, talk about a bad road cruising story if you actually saw him blasting a snake...

In the running for a Darwin Award, I'd say.

Bill Huseth

LOL...what a moron

And to continue the theme ...

ACCESSNORTHGA.COM (Gainesville, Georgia) 08 June 05 Teen shoots himself in leg trying to kill snake
Port Wentworth, Ga. (AP): A snake in the grass is to blame for a teenager shooting himself in the leg, police said.
A 16-year-old boy was mowing his lawn Tuesday when he saw a snake slithering toward his dogs, which were chained in the front yard, police said.
Worried about the canines, the boy ran inside and grabbed a .22-caliber pistol, said Port Wentworth police Sgt. Loren Scholes.
The boy came back outside and when he saw the snake at his feet, he hastily aimed and fired. The bullet entered his right calf and exited near his heel, Scholes said.
The boy was taken to an area hospital. Police said the wound was not life-threatening.
Scholes said he did not know what kind of snake it was, but "from what he described, it sounded as big as a freight train." The sergeant added that the reptile apparently escaped unscathed.
Teen shoots himself in leg trying to kill snake