According to Duke Energy officials, the power outage was caused by a black snake. “I feel sorry for the snake cause he was ...

Nearly 10,000 North Carolina residents were left in the dark on Monday, May 5, after a black snake came into contact with ...

In three instances since Monday, May 5, a snake came into contact with equipment in a substation, Duke Energy spokesperson ...

DURHAM, N.C. — Last week, two separate incidents where a snake snuck into a Duke Energy substation caused power outages in ...

“Crews found a black snake had come into contact with power lines in the substation, which is believed to have been the cause ...

Before the Wayne County outage-by-snake Sunday night, snakes crawled into electrical areas and shorted out equipment, in two ...

Anna Skinner is a Newsweek senior reporter based in Indianapolis. Her focus is reporting on the climate, environment and weather but she also reports on other topics for the National News Team.

The dangers of snakes usually come from getting too close and chancing a bite. But this week it is the reptiles as aggressors, knocking out power in Durham and Rolesville.

In three instances since Monday, May 5, a snake came into contact with equipment in a substation, Duke Energy spokesperson Jeff Brooks told The N&O in an email. Duke Energy crews can often ...