Authorities investigating a malfunctioning traffic signal at a Virginia intersection discovered it had an unusual cause: a large snake took up residence in the breaker box.
A large snake brought traffic to a stop at an intersection in Prince William County, Virginia. The Prince William County Police Department said in a statement that the snake was in an electrical panel at the intersection of Prince William Parkway and Sudley Manor Drive and caused a power outage on Monday. Authorities said a police officer and an animal control officer worked together to remove the snake from the panel and release it unharmed in the area. Officials told news outlets that the snake was so large that it flipped a breaker switch that shut off the signal, but it didn’t damage anything inside the box.
Drivers in Prince William County, Virginia, were briefly delayed Monday when a snake cut off power to traffic lights at a busy intersection, authorities said.
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