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Flaming Hawk With Snake in Its Talons Sparks Fire Near La Jolla
NBC Bay Area ^ | Tuesday, Jun 9, 2015 | R. Stickney

Posted on 06/09/2015 5:58:35 PM PDT by nickcarraway

The cause of an early morning fire north of San Diego was an electrocuted bird falling from an active power line

A bird carrying a snake in its talons struck power lines north of San Diego, sparking a hillside fire just west of The Merge.

San Diego Police arrived to the location on Dunhill Street near the intersection of Interstates 5 and 805 just before 6 a.m.

Flames were burning very close to businesses including the General Atomics building, officials said.

Officers called in San Diego Fire-Rescue crews who contained the fire within an hour.

Fire officials initially told NBC 7 a bird with a snake in its mouth was electrocuted on a power line and fell to the ground, sparking the fire. A photo released by officials later shows the snake in the hawk's grasp.

"A hawk that hit the high voltage power line, caught fire, and fell to the ground," SD Fire-Rescue spokesperson Lee Swanson said in a written release.

There were no structures damaged and no evacuations ordered.

This area of San Diego is home to many companies in the region's biochemical industry.


TOPICS: Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: crispycritters; electricity; fire; hawk; koalaoil; lajolla; molassesmiasma; monkeyfacerules; napl; penguinhumor; powerlines; thefirebird; undeadthread; undeadthreadhere
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21 posted on 06/09/2015 6:45:38 PM PDT by EveningStar
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To: cripplecreek
They usually don’t complete a circuit. This one apparently did.

I'm betting the snake had more to do with the 'short' than the bird.

22 posted on 06/09/2015 6:46:57 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: nickcarraway; Darksheare

Darks? It’s animal kingdom weirdness ...


23 posted on 06/09/2015 6:50:06 PM PDT by Tax-chick (You know I don't find this stuff amusing anymore.)
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To: nickcarraway; al baby; Albion Wilde; Allegra; BufordP; EveningStar; Gefn; GunsareOK; JoeProBono; ...

DANG!


24 posted on 06/09/2015 7:09:38 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Brian Moore was an exemplary cop. Let his conduct be the example for Baltimore police to follow.)
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To: Slings and Arrows
Bindun


25 posted on 06/09/2015 7:24:13 PM PDT by Daffynition ("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
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To: nickcarraway

First thought was that the hawk was a flaming homosexual.


26 posted on 06/09/2015 7:25:37 PM PDT by doug from upland (Obama and the leftists - destroying our country one day at a time)
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To: al baby

Su Casa...the *best* restaurant in La Jolla.


27 posted on 06/09/2015 7:26:31 PM PDT by Daffynition ("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
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To: ully2

They’re usually not big enough to complete the circuit by touching two lines at once- in this case the snake was probably long enough to do it.


28 posted on 06/09/2015 7:31:35 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: nickcarraway

Must be Mr. Hawk was a Wyle E. Coyote fan.


29 posted on 06/09/2015 7:43:08 PM PDT by VRWCarea51 (The original 1998 version)
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To: nickcarraway

This incident could serve as inspiration for a coat of arms. A flaming hawk grasping a snake in its talons, surrounded by lightning bolts.


30 posted on 06/09/2015 7:44:12 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: nickcarraway

This incident could serve as inspiration for a coat of arms. A flaming hawk grasping a snake in its talons, surrounded by lightning bolts.


31 posted on 06/09/2015 7:44:14 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: nickcarraway

Zot of the year!


32 posted on 06/09/2015 8:06:14 PM PDT by W. (Animals are much stupider since Noah's Ark, because of inbreeding.--Oglaf)
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To: nickcarraway

It’s like the legend of the Virgin of Guadalupe. Or something.


33 posted on 06/09/2015 8:37:26 PM PDT by BunnySlippers (I Love Bull Markets!!!)
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To: nickcarraway; SgtBob; SkyDancer; Chode

Came in to Work one Morning and had no power, started checking and finally found a Flash Roasted Owl on the ground by the pole, only had one leg. Looked up and the other leg was on one of the Feed lines from the 3 Phase Transformer.

The other foot must have hit the Transformer Casing- YOUR GROUNDED!!!

Somebody Pull that Birds Ticket...


34 posted on 06/09/2015 8:46:01 PM PDT by mabarker1 (congress, The Opposite of Progress.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Ha.

Karma.

http://uproxx.com/tv/2013/03/woman-lights-snake-on-fire-flaming-snake-burns-womans-house-down/

In honor of that snake, I bought FlamingSnakes.com


35 posted on 06/09/2015 9:07:32 PM PDT by Salamander (Vested Subhuman)
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To: Daffynition

And the water in La Hoya/Jolla cove is so clear, I almost felt bad peeing in it. Watch out for power lines though!


36 posted on 06/09/2015 9:23:16 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: tumblindice
I recall the beautiful cliffs and lots of surfers.Beautiful area.


37 posted on 06/09/2015 10:42:29 PM PDT by Daffynition ("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
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To: Salamander
Snake roundups are so overrated


38 posted on 06/09/2015 10:48:29 PM PDT by Daffynition ("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
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To: nickcarraway; Tax-chick

Honestly, this is the best candidate for Undead Thread.
I know I asked about the other thread, then fell on my butt on moving us..


39 posted on 06/10/2015 10:15:47 AM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: Darksheare

Go for it.


40 posted on 06/10/2015 10:54:15 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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