Man Rescues Trapped Armadillo, Then Immediately Regrets It in Hilarious Viral Video
They say, “No good deed goes unpunished.” That’s likely exactly how one homeowner is feeling after he went out of his way to rescue an armadillo that ended up stranded in a net.
The video was shared on Facebook by Salma Marie Flores, and it includes footage of a shirtless man attempting to free an armadillo from the inside of a baseball net. Only things don’t go the way that he had hoped, and the armadillo keeps getting tangled further in the net.
You can hear Flores giggling in the background of the video, which makes the whole thing funnier, especially when you factor in the fact that it’s pouring rain while the man is trying to help. But he eventually gets the animal free, and that’s when the real hilarity ensues.
“POV: You’re trying to save an armadillo, and suddenly you’re fighting for your life,” the video’s caption read. The clip quickly went viral and racked up over 850,000 likes. But it was the comments that made this clip a real knee-slapper, since everyone had something funny to say about what happened.
People Couldn’t Stop Laughing at the Way the Man Ran
It’s hard to say with certainty how any of us would act in an emergency, but at least the man in the video now knows exactly what he’d do if faced with a wild animal. The good Samaritan in the clip screamed once the armadillo finally came out of the net, trying to run away from the creature.
But the armadillo instead charged at his savior, scaring the man so badly that he actually jumped out of his shoes as he fled. “Boy ran so fast he came out the slides and was gone,” one person wrote.
“This video will never get old,” another person wrote with some laughing-crying emojis. “Been cracking up all dang day.”
“That needs to be sent to Funniest Home Videos,” a third person wrote.
Why Armadillos Jump When They’re Startled
Armadillos aren’t exactly fearsome creatures, and according to Critter Control, they don’t usually bite or attack humans. That being said, that little jump in the air that the armadillo did when he charged toward his rescuer seems to be an involuntary move the animals do when they get scared or startled.
Also, the wildlife service says that while armadillos can bite, their teeth are pretty blunt and they don’t typically use them for defense. That being said, they can scratch with their sharp claws, which can cause injury. Additionally, armadillos can carry leprosy and rabies, which makes it important to avoid handling them whenever you can.
