Florida man arrested for torturing, killing rattlesnake

In a world where "rattlesnake round-ups" are considered good family fun, the arrest of a Florida man who tortured and killed a rattler comes as a refreshing change. From Tallahassee.com:

According to the weekly Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission law enforcement report for Oct. 25, in mid-September, Ward Lee Waff "taunted the pygmy rattlesnake continuously … kicked the snake into the roadway, attempting to get a car to run over the snake," and then shot it repeatedly with a .22 caliber rifle, sending it flying off the roadway. In the video, Waff, 45, asks the snake if it would "bite one of my dogs. Would you bite one of my children?" before capturing it and holding it before a number of braying dogs in the back of a truck. He can be heard laughing as he torments the reptile. [...] In the report, Waff is described as having a criminal history with FWC and is "currently on probation for fish and wildlife violations that were committed in the past."

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