Mum shot dead in snake incident

[Unamused Cat]

Sounds fishy to me.

AU ~ A mother of four was shot dead by her husband as they tried to flush a snake out of a shed at their home insouth-east Queensland, police said yesterday.

Paramedics pronounced the woman, 33, dead on arrival at the property at Kingsthorpe.

Police believe a man, 37, accidentally fired his weapon when the snake slid over his feet about 10pm on Friday. His wife was shot in the back.

"It's certainly an unfortunate and sad occasion," paramedic Stephen Johns told Channel Nine.

A report will be prepared for the State Coroner.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/mum-shot-dead-in-snake-incident/2008/04/27/1208743316250.html

[Lizard]

Sounds fishy to me.

His wife was shot in the back.

I'm with you on that. Let's see, there's a snake in my yard, and my husband and I are trying to flush it out. Further, my husband has his gun, because everyone knows that is the weapon of choice for snake-dispensing, as opposed to, say, a nice sharpened hoe. Next, even though there is (a) a snake and (b) a man holding a gun, I am going to manage to turn my back on both. Maybe I say, "Honey, snakes chase people who try to flee, so I'm going to turn away and draw the snake out so you can shoot it." But darn that sneaky snake, he detours and runs over hubby's foot, which of COURSE startles him, so he flinches and the gun discharges.

Unlucky me.

[Zora]

If I was holding a gun, and a snake "slid over my feet" :eek:... I'd shoot whoever was close by and then I'd die myself, with a look of absolute horror frozen on my face.

But that's just me.

[Unamused Cat]

I'm with you on that. Let's see, there's a snake in my yard, and my husband and I are trying to flush it out. Further, my husband has his gun, because everyone knows that is the weapon of choice for snake-dispensing, as opposed to, say, a nice sharpened hoe. Next, even though there is (a) a snake and (b) a man holding a gun, I am going to manage to turn my back on both. Maybe I say, "Honey, snakes chase people who try to flee, so I'm going to turn away and draw the snake out so you can shoot it." But darn that sneaky snake, he detours and runs over hubby's foot, which of COURSE startles him, so he flinches and the gun discharges.

Unlucky me.

:lol: Yup, I always thought the weapon of choice for snakes is a hoe.

[Pete Bondurant]

How can this be possible? The Australian government banned private ownership of firearms.

[GoldenChild20k]

No they didn't (ban private ownership of firearms).

And Queensland farmers aren't really known for their wits, so I could see it happening.

By the way, you don't want to go near most Australian snakes with a hoe, the wriggly little fuckers are fast, and on the whole very fucking venomous.