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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.

Over 10,000 people in North Carolina lost power earlier this week due to an unexpected culprit - a snake. The outage began ...

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

Image via Shutterstock There's nothing I hate worse than being without power or electricity. It's always a pain, especially ...