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-Short Attention Span Theater-
Maryland homeowner who tried to get rid of a snake infestation by smoking out the reptiles sets off massive blaze and burns down $1.8M house
2021-12-05
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • A Maryland homeowner tried to rid the house of a snake infestation by smoking the serpents out, but ended up setting off a massive fire by accident

  • The fire required 75 firefighters from Dickerson and neighboring towns to battle the blaze at around 10 pm

  • By the time authorities arrived, the multi-story home had its roof and structure collapse, while showing heavy amounts of flames

  • To make matters worse, MCFRS spokesman Pete Piringer said there was no fire hydrants near the home, which has a nearly mile-long driveway

  • No one was injured in the fire, which was deemed accidental

  • The status of the snake infestation remains 'undetermined,' said Piringer
Posted by:Skidmark

#14  Let he who has never killed spiders with an aerosol can cast the first stone!
Posted by: SteveS   2021-12-05 19:28  

#13  Pulled Mongemery (sp) co. GIS DATA for the 21000 block of his street ...realitor*com & Zillow*com. If the property had mile long drive way = about 640 ac. @ $30k +++.I could see sub-div. Developer offering a pretty penny also at $19,200,00 then building 2 dozen estates.
Posted by: NN2N1   2021-12-05 18:53  

#12  Hey, welcome back Rage!
Posted by: Skidmark   2021-12-05 14:17  

#11  Were they baby snakes?
Posted by: Raj   2021-12-05 13:00  

#10  this also reminds me of a Greg Warren comedy routine where the insurance agent asks the homewowner if he used a metal cooking grill on the balcony

Warren says there is nothing on the balcony now (fire caused extensive smoke damage, blackened walls, etc but structure still standing) and you would think a fire would cause the metal grill to burn to nothing

then he says, well if the insurance agent had asked if I had a wooden grill or a paper mache...
Posted by: Lord Garth   2021-12-05 10:26  

#9  if the property owner has a 1 mile long driveway, he has a lot of money tied up in the value of the land which, without a house on it, is worth less than it would be otherwise

doesn't seem like insurance fraud
Posted by: Lord Garth   2021-12-05 10:16  

#8  
I am leaning hard towards Insurance Scam, more than real snake issues. $1.8M house means the person has $$$$ to hire a snake wangler to hand the job.

Posted by: NN2N1   2021-12-05 10:12  

#7  Where’s St Patrick when you need him?
Posted by: Regular joe   2021-12-05 09:44  

#6  
Just add 🔥 fire
Posted by: One Eyed McCoy1600   2021-12-05 08:48  

#5  I'll take 'Jewish Lightning' for $600. Alex.
Posted by: Besoeker   2021-12-05 04:27  

#4  A perfect analogy for our moronic COVID policy
Posted by: Merrick Ferret   2021-12-05 00:18  

#3  A rather creative cover for an insurance arson?
Posted by: Glenmore    2021-12-05 00:09  

#2  Any homeowner too cheap to have a fire suppression system built into his $1.8 M house, will also be too cheap to hire his own exterminating service.
Posted by: Bubba Lover of the Faeries8843   2021-12-05 00:06  

#1  
Posted by: Skidmark   2021-12-04 10:11  

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