Hot Snake
Hot Snake
At the last fireman have put out a big forest fire in California. Since then, they
have been trying to find out how the fire began. Forest fires are often caused
ends which people carelessly throw away. Yesterday the firemen examined the
ground carefully, but were not able to find any broken glass. They were also
quite sure that a cigarette end did not start the fire. He noticed the remains
of a snake which was found around the electric wires of a 16.000-volt power
line. In this way, he was able to solve the mystery. The explanation was simple
but very unusual. A bird had snatched up the snake from the ground and then
dropped it into the wires. The snake then wound itself around the wires. When it
did so, it sent sparks down to the ground and these immediately started a fire.
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