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    Virginia power outage for 11,700 customers blamed on snake

    By Ben Hooper,

    5 hours ago

    Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Utility company officials said a power outage affecting about 11,700 customers in Virginia was caused by a snake.

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    A snake -- probably not this 7-inch baby ocellate viper -- caused a power outage for 11,700 customers in Newport News, Va., when it came into contact with a transformer. File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

    Dominion Energy confirmed about 11,700 customers in Newport News, including Christopher Newport University, lost power Saturday night.

    Crews discovered the cause of the outage was a snake that slithered into a high voltage area and came into contact with a transformer.

    Electricity was restored to all customers after about an hour and a half.

    The type of snake responsible for the outage was not identified.

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