Snake slithers into a substation in Texas and kayos electrical power
@Deepizzaguy (122256)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
May 19, 2023 3:57pm CST
A snake that slithered his way into a substation in Austin Texas on Tuesday afternoon. The snake made contact with electrical equipment that knocked out electricity to 16,000 customers for a period of one hour.
Most of the time when electricity gets knocked out, squirrels are to blame. This time it was a snake that was the villain in Austin.
Austin Energy spokesman Mark Mitchell mentioned in a tweet is in the process of installing a low energy fence around substations to keep snakes away from touching electrical sources of power.
Link is upi.com/6801684341717 via @upi.
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@Deepizzaguy (122256)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 May 23
They really are sneaky since in my former residence which was near a scrap yard had small snakes in the open area when the grass was high.
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@Deepizzaguy (122256)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
21 May 23
@CarolDM The same with me.
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
20 May 23
@Deepizzaguy I try to stay far away from them.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
19 May 23
In Greenville, Michigan this happened. A squirrel fell into the high power electrical equipment, power was out for thousands of residents. They found the squirrel without any hair left on its body, yet still alive!
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@Deepizzaguy (122256)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
19 May 23
The squirrel is lucky to be alive after the incident in your hometown.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
19 May 23
@Deepizzaguy It was terribly burned, so they had to put it out of its misery.
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@Deepizzaguy (122256)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 May 23
@kobesbuddy I am sorry to learn that the squirrel had to be down.
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@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
20 May 23
That would have been a problem. Remind me of a balloon who got stuck in the power lines. But when I complained no one answered it.
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@Deepizzaguy (122256)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 May 23
It is a shame that no one came to your aid when your balloon was stuck on a power line.
@Deepizzaguy (122256)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
21 May 23
That is true since the snake will get a shock of a lifetime.
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@LindaOHio (222623)
• United States
20 May 23
Oh my goodness! I assume the snake did not survive. That's a shame.
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@Butterfingers (66603)
• India
20 May 23
I do feel scared of snakes but it's the first time I am hearing that they caused this nuisance
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@Deepizzaguy (122256)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 May 23
It is rare for a snake to kayo electrical power in a city.
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@Deepizzaguy (122256)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 May 23
You are right since squirrels are not so bad compared to snakes since I have seen squirrels on the high wires in the neighborhood across the street.
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@snowy22315 (209080)
• United States
19 May 23
Gotta watch out for those slitherin snakes
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@RasmaSandra (98072)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
19 May 23
Silly snake causing all that trouble,
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@Deepizzaguy (122256)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 May 23
That is true since Texas is known for having a lot of snakes in the grass.
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