Even experienced technicians at Energie Steiermark don’t experience this every day: after a homeowner in Trahütten, Western Styria, reported a stench from a meter cupboard, two large dead snakes were discovered inside – a third specimen was still alive.
Energy Styrian installer 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 stench coming from a meter distributor in his house.
Suddenly something moved
When the technician opened the box, he discovered that it contained two large, dead snakes. Then the big surprise: “When the operation was almost complete, a third, living snake was discovered,” Energie Styria spokesperson Urs Harnik told “Krone”.
The state warning center sent 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 in length, but they are not poisonous.
“Efforts are currently being made to free the snake alive, which is not that easy,” Harnik said Saturday morning.
Source: Krone
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