Oklahoma City Power Outage: Snake Blamed For Blackout

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Officials say a snake slithered into an Oklahoma City electric substation and knocked out power to about 10,000 customers overnight.

Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co. says the power outage affected customers in northwest Oklahoma City at about 2 a.m. Thursday. A spokesman tells Oklahoma City television station KWTV (http://is.gd/RQN3E5 ) that workers found a snake in the transformer at the Lone Oak substation.

OG&E says power was restored to all customers by 3 a.m.

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Comments

[karen lyons kalmenson]

05:06 AM on 05/05/2012

the snake he slithered
hither and yon,
and noone could
put their lights
back on.

[Ecolke]

10:59 PM on 05/03/2012

Darn it, too bad Inhofe wasn't in that substation.

[rivertrat2]

10:52 PM on 05/03/2012

C'mon.....no way obama got into a transformer

[psridgell]

09:16 PM on 05/03/2012

I know this snake. He's the same snake that got Adam and Eve blacked out from the Garden.
Usually he just hangs out in congress with all his best friends, I don't know why he was in OK.

[ECJIM 3ABTPA BONHA]

08:53 PM on 05/03/2012

Ha.. we had the same thing happen in Virginia...Like 3 days ago. What's with these MFN snakes on these MFN power grids!

[onebluebrick]

10:54 PM on 05/03/2012

Snakes, like all animals, are just animals -- -not "fn" animals. Look around - you might find a bar of soap for your mouth.

[ECJIM 3ABTPA BONHA]

11:31 AM on 05/04/2012

I was just referring a line that was in "Snakes on a plane" movie with Mr. Jackson. Apologies for the dirty mouth. :)

[GOODDOC1]

11:06 PM on 05/03/2012

Snakes are reptiles. They are attracted to warmth.