Texas man shot after bullet he fired at armadillo ricocheted off animal's shell

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The gunman suffered a non-life threatening wound to the head in the shooting
Incident happened on Highway 77 in the area of Marietta, Texas

By Snejana Farberov For Dailymail.com

Published: 14:11 EST, 31 July 2015 | Updated: 16:17 EST, 31 July 2015

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Don’t mess with Texas armadillos.

That is the lesson that one local man learned the hard way when he landed in the hospital with a bullet wound after trying to shoot one of the hardy armor-plated critters.

Officials in Cass County, Texas, say the man suffered a graze wound to the head when he fired at an armadillo and the bullet ricocheted off the mammal's rigid protective covering and struck him.

Tough exterior: A Texas man suffered a graze wound to the head when he fired a round at an armadillo, but it ricocheted off the mammal's shell and struck him. The image above is a file photo

The bizarre incident took place at around 3am Thursday in the 27,000 block of Highway 77 in the Marietta area, according to a report from KLTV.

The shooting victim was taken to a local hospital to be treated for minor injuries.

The hapless gunman has not been named. There is no word at this time on the armadillo's status.

The incident was classified by sheriff’s deputies as an ‘accidental shooting’.

The bizarre incident took place at around 3am Thursday in the 27,000 block of Highway 77 in the Marietta area

Incredibly, this is not the first time that an armadillo got the best of a trigger-happy gunslinger.

In April, 54-year-old Larry McElroy, of Leesburg, Georgia, accidentally shot his mother-in-law when the round he fired at an armadillo bounced off its shell and struck the 74-year-old woman in the back.

In that case, the armadillo did not survive.