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Electric Company Crew Halts Repairs After Large Viper Spotted on Power Lines in Rehovot
How 3 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
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First reported by Mako · Jul 6, 2026
What happened
An Israeli Electric Company crew halted repair work in Rehovot after spotting a large viper on power lines, safely removing it before resuming operations.
- 01Electric Company crew stopped work after spotting a large viper on power lines in Rehovot.
- 02The worker on the elevated platform descended safely without injury.
- 03A snake catcher was called to remove the snake and enable work to continue.
- 04Employee Boris Banderski noted this was the largest snake he had seen on power cables.
- 05Snake activity increases in summer, requiring extra caution near infrastructure.
- 06The incident underscores safety challenges for utility workers during warmer months.
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