[NYPOST] A meth-crazed Florida man survived getting bitten by an alligator — just to be fatally shot when he charged at cops trying to help him."Ow! [BANG!] [THUD!]"
The wild scenes erupted after Timothy Schulz, 42, was spotted swimming in an alligator-infested lake in Lakeland, south of Orlando, early Monday, authorities said.
"Outta the way, gators! I'm goin' fer a swim!"
Schulz, who cops said was high on drugs,
Surprised, ain'tcha?
had growled at good Samaritans trying to toss him a life vest just moments before one of the gators bit his right arm.
"Ow! My arm! Daggone gator!"
''The fact that he was bitten by an alligator and still continued his rampage is shocking,'' Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said.
Yup. Floored me, too.
''But if you're on enough meth, then the person you see is not the person that's attacking.''
"Outta my way, whoever you are!"
The horror only continued when Schulz suddenly emerged from the lake soon after being bitten and grabbed a pair of garden shears from a nearby home, authorities said.
"I'm gonna chop youse up!"
As deputies arrived on the scene, Schulz then charged at them with the shears.
"Arrrr! Outta the way, deputies!"
One of the officers fired off their stun gun in a bid to thwart Schulz — but the taser had no effect, authorities said.
"[BZZZZDAP!"
''They were still trying to take him peacefully into custody,'' Judd said.
"Try to take him peacefully, Clancy!"
"[THUMP!]"
The crazed man then tried to jump into the patrol vehicle and remove one of the firearms, according to authorities.
"Gimme dat firearm!"
''At that time our deputies shot multiple times,'' the sheriff said. ''As a result, Timothy is deceased.''
"[BANG! BANG! BANGETTY BANG!]"
"Aaaiiieee! I am undone!"
"He's dead, Jim!"
Schulz, who had a lengthy drug-packed rap sheet, had only just been cut loose from the county jail on May 20 following a methamphetamine bust.
"Yer free to go, Schulzie. Try to stay outta trouble!"
"Yeah. Sure. Know where I can get some meth?"
"Don't ask me. I'm a cop!"
The deputies involved in the shooting will be put on administrative leave as the ordeal is investigated, the sheriff said.
"Take a coupla weeks off, Clancy!"
"Thanks, Chief!"