Shocking discovery
Snakes nestled in meter distributors
Even experienced Energie Steiermark fitters don't experience this every day: After a homeowner in Trahütten in western Styria reported a foul stench coming from a meter box, two large dead snakes were discovered inside - a third specimen was still alive and kicking.
Energie Steiermark fitter Gerhard Oswald had to show strong nerves on Saturday morning: The owner of a weekend house in Trahütten (Deutschlandsberg district) had raised the alarm with the energy supplier because he had noticed a foul smell coming from a meter distributor near his house.
Suddenly something moved after all
When the technician opened the box, he discovered two large, dead snakes inside. Then came the big surprise: "When the operation was almost complete, a third, live snake was discovered," Energie Steiermark spokesman Urs Harnik told the "Krone" newspaper.
The regional warning center dispatched an expert from the mountain and nature rescue service. He determined that the animals were Aesculapian snakes - they are among the largest snakes in Europe and can grow up to two meters long, but they are not poisonous.
"We are currently trying to free the snake alive, which is not so easy," said Harnik on Saturday morning.
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