Over 10,000 people in North Carolina lost power earlier this week due to an unexpected culprit – a snake. The outage began around 11 p.m. on May 5 and affected areas including Durham, Forsyth, and Gaston. Duke Energy crews found that a black snake had made contact with power lines at a substation, likely triggering the disruption. Power was restored by 1:30 a.m., though it’s still unclear how the snake got there or if it survived.