Friday, February 09, 2007

$64,000 Question: what's a guy doing snorkeling in a river in Oregon, in February?

Snorkeler shooter says he thought man was a nutria (Star Tribune)
REEDSPORT, Ore. — An Oregon man accused of shooting a snorkeler in the head has told investigators that he mistook the swimmer for a water-dwelling rodent.

Lets consider the possibilities.
Lack of light.
Near-sightedness.
Too many Rainier beers

The nutria, Myocastor coypus, is a large semi-aquatic rodent. The generic name is derived from two Greek words (mys, for mouse, and kastor, for beaver) that translate as mouse beaver.

Do these two pictures look very similar?

2 comments:

RobertDWood said...

ah, no. And I've got to wonder, what did the furry rodents ever do to him to deserve head shots for swiming in the river?
I mean, its not like you can take it back out of the river and eat it.

And what the heck do you snorkel for in a river in oregon??

imfreenow.blogspot.com said...

I went to Oregon once....