DURHAM, N.C. — One little snake caused a big problem for over 10,000 people in North Carolina this week.
A power outage in the Durham area started around 11 p.m. Monday and lasted for several hours.
A Duke Energy spokesperson told our partners at WTVD that it may have actually been caused by a snake.
“Crews found a black snake had come into contact with power lines in the substation, which is believed to have been the cause of the outage,” Duke Energy said in a statement.
Power came back on around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, WTVD reported.
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