Snakes on a Service Call

Field service personnel of all trades have plenty of stories about the unpleasant critters they encounter from time to time on service calls. Because this one includes some dramatic pictures, it's been circulated around the Internet.

Apparently, unpleasant and dangerous critters are such as problem in some states that utilities warn homeowners to be cautious when opening breaker boxes with open access holes. The pictures below, taken by an unknown utility linesman or electrician, illustrate what happens when a mouse scurries through a breaker box knockout hole, followed by a pursuing snake. If you look carefully in the final picture, you can see that the neither ultimately fared well.