Snake causes blackout near Phuket Town

PHUKET: Electrical engineers called to a neighborhood on the north side of Phuket Town late last night found that a small tree snake had caused a blackout at several houses and an apartment block.

“We were called to Pimpraprai Place apartments on Rassada Anuson Road [in Baan Kuku, Rassada] at about 10pm,” said Pichai Rattanamunee, an electrical engineer with the Phuket Provincial Electricity Authority (PPEA).

“While inspecting the cables, we realized that a green snake about one meter long had caused a short circuit by slithering onto the main supply line to the apartment block.”

Mr Pichai estimated that more than 1,000 volts had coursed through the snake’s body.

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“That’s more than enough to kill a snake. It did not survive,” he said.

Power was restored after about an hour, Mr Pichai added.

He urged residents affected by unscheduled power outages to call the PPEA 24-hour hotline 1129, or the local PPEA contact numbers 076-210427-8 and 076-210379.

— Saran Mitrarat

Phuket News

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