Wronged rodent gets fiery revenge

I've killed a few rats in my day -- sometimes with traps, other times with 2x4s or baseball bats -- but I've never tried fire. And I don't think I ever will.

According to the AP story, 81-year-old New Mexico man Luciano Mares -- who's probably not an experienced exterminator -- tossed a mouse on a leaf fire after he caught the rodent in his house. Long story short, the flaming mouse returned to its adopted home, and now Mares is issuing statements from a hotel room.

"I've seen numerous house fires, but nothing as unique as this one," said a fire captain. I'll say.