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Electrocuted cannibal snakes are metal af

One snake was electrocuted and the second snake met its doom when it bit the first.
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Brian Koerber
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Electricians in Morganton, North Carolina were shocked to see not one but two dead snakes inside a home electrical box. The creepiest part, however, is how snake number two ended up dead.

According to Morganton.com, the home where the electrical box was located was scheduled to be demolished. Electricians opened the box to shut off power when they found the slithering surprise. 


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“One crawled up in there and was electrocuted when it bit into a wire,” Electric Services Director Brooks Kirby told Morganton. “You can see in the picture that the other one is biting its tail, so it was electrocuted, too.

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And we thought Australia had it bad. 


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Brian Koerber

Brian was the Culture Editor and has been working at Mashable on the web culture desk since 2014.

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