A Solution for Snakes in the Southwest
Squirrels are often viewed as the most likely suspect of an animal-caused outage. But in Texas, the problem often doesn’t scamper in — it slithers. CoServ Electric, which operates 29 substations across North Texas, experienced multiple outages in 2019 from bull, corn, and rat snakes crawling into substations. Each outage cost thousands of dollars in repairs and man-hours, and it tested the patience of customers accustomed to receiving reliable power. “Snakes will enter a substation