Nearly 10,000 North Carolina residents were left in the dark on Monday, May 5, after a black snake came into contact with some equipment at a North Carolina power substation.

There are 38 species of snakes in North Carolina and six are venomous (sometimes incorrectly called poisonous): copperhead, cottonmouth, three rattlers and coral.

There are six venomous (poisonous) snakes in North Carolina: copperhead, cottonmouth (water moccasin), eastern diamond back rattlesnake, pigmy rattlesnake, timber rattler and coral. How to ...

The sight of a snake -- any snake -- is enough to send most of us into a panic. But even though there are 37 species of snakes in North Carolina, the majority of them are nonvenomous and not ...

North Carolina's Durham area faced a power outage that lasted several hours around 11 p.m. on May 5. ... “Crews found a black snake had come into contact with power lines in the substation, ...

Nearly 10,000 people in North Carolina were left in the dark due to a power outage on Monday, May 5, caused by an unexpected source; Duke Energy said the outage occurred after a snake came into ...

Many other types of mostly harmless snakes may be found in the area, including black rat snakes, black racers, ... U.S. & World North Carolina ABC11 I-Team ABC11 Troubleshooter Entertainment ...

DURHAM, N.C. — Last week, two separate incidents where a snake snuck into a Duke Energy substation caused power outages in parts of North Carolina, according to CBS 17 in Raleigh.

Black widow and brown recluse spiders are dangerous, but rarely deadly. ... When it comes to snakes, the North Carolina State Extension devotes a page to the state's five venomous serpents.

Coral snakes are actually extremely rare in North Carolina and are considered endangered, but they are quite venomous. They are slender with red, yellow and black rings.