Snake Floats Into Flooded Home, Nearly Bites Woman During TV Interview
Water Expected To Continue To Rise
POSTED: Tuesday, August 26, 2008
UPDATED: 5:37 pm EDT August 26,
2008
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VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. -- Snakes floating into Fay-flooded homes continue to menace homeowners, including one woman who was nearly bitten during a TV news interview.
IMAGES: Top Viewer Flood Photos Top Images
IMAGES: Fay Floods Hospital; Diverts Patients
IMAGES: Canoes - Airboats Used To Flee Floods
Lori Hark was talking with Local 6 inside her flooded home near Lake Monroe when she walked down a hall and was surprised by a snake.Local 6 video showed the woman jumping and running through her home with the crew after spotting the snake moving through her home."A snake about (4 feet long) just skidded right in front of me and I screamed," Hark said. "It went straight up about two feet. So, yeah, pretty much everything in there is going to stay."Hark said she was sleeping when the water began to flow into her house. The snake apparently came in with the water."I got up out of bed to get a bottle of water and I stepped in water," Hark said. "And we started running about the house, flipping the lights on and it was coming in from every direction at once. When it came, it came fast."Hark and other residents had dry floors on Monday. However, the flood waters continue to rise in her area."Our furniture is destroyed," Hark said. "We have leather furniture so it just soaked the water all night long. The television and radio (were put up) but you can't stop the water from coming up."Homeowners said the water level was up 2 inches Tuesday.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
IMAGES: Top Viewer Flood Photos Top Images IMAGES: Fay Floods Hospital; Diverts Patients IMAGES: Canoes - Airboats Used To Flee Floods Lori Hark was talking with Local 6 inside her flooded home near Lake Monroe when she walked down a hall and was surprised by a snake.Local 6 video showed the woman jumping and running through her home with the crew after spotting the snake moving through her home."A snake about (4 feet long) just skidded right in front of me and I screamed," Hark said. "It went straight up about two feet. So, yeah, pretty much everything in there is going to stay."Hark said she was sleeping when the water began to flow into her house. The snake apparently came in with the water."I got up out of bed to get a bottle of water and I stepped in water," Hark said. "And we started running about the house, flipping the lights on and it was coming in from every direction at once. When it came, it came fast."Hark and other residents had dry floors on Monday. However, the flood waters continue to rise in her area."Our furniture is destroyed," Hark said. "We have leather furniture so it just soaked the water all night long. The television and radio (were put up) but you can't stop the water from coming up."Homeowners said the water level was up 2 inches Tuesday.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
Previous Stories:
- August 25, 2008: Fay's Flooding Moves Polling Locations
- August 25, 2008: 'Like Draining Ocean With Straw,' Flood Waters To Remain For Weeks
- August 25, 2008: Rising Rivers Threaten Homes; Floating Ant Colonies Appear
- August 25, 2008: More Homes Will Go Under, Mayor Says, After 180 Families Evacuated
- August 23, 2008: Fay Makes Record Fourth Landfall; 'Major Disaster' Relief Sought
- August 23, 2008: Fay Prompts Warning To Avoid Ocean
- August 23, 2008: County's Fay Damage Total Hits $58M
- August 23, 2008: Most Central Fla. Schools Open Monday
- August 23, 2008: Fourth Fla. Landfall Possible For Fay
- August 23, 2008: Cresting Rivers Become Concern; Threat Continues Through Weekend
- August 22, 2008: Windows Become Front Doors For Fay Victims; Flood Threat Continues
- August 22, 2008: Divers Swim Over Submerged Cars, Through Neighborhoods To Rescue Homeowners
- August 22, 2008: Major Recovery Aid Sought As Fay Continues To Batter Florida
- August 22, 2008: Aerial View Shows Submerged Cars In Roads, Abandoned Neighborhoods
- August 22, 2008: Raw Sewage-Filled Floodwaters Prompt Fay Health Warnings
- August 22, 2008: Neighbors, TV Reporter Help Motorist Stranded In Flood Waters
- August 22, 2008: Fay Floods Hospital Emergency Room Entrance; Patients Diverted
- August 21, 2008: Fay Floods Parts Of Seminole; Shelters Open
- August 21, 2008: Bush Declares State Of Emergency In Fla.
- August 21, 2008: City's Fay Damage To Top $10 Million; Crist Tours Flooded Florida
- August 21, 2008: Expert: Fay To Bring Mosquito Outbreak
- August 21, 2008: Crist Tours Flooded Homes; Community Under Chest-High Water
- August 21, 2008: Flooding Closes Busy Cental Fla. Ramp
- August 21, 2008: Canoes, Airboats Used To Flee Flooded Neighborhoods
- August 21, 2008: Zig-Zagging Fay Path Includes Fourth Fla. Landfall; More Record-Breaking Rain
- August 21, 2008: Fay Dumps Record-Breaking Rain; Flood Victims Warned Of Alligator Swimming In Streets
- August 21, 2008: Fay Path Shows Storm Moving Across Fla.
- August 20, 2008: Fay Becoming 'Catastrophic' Flood Event; 30 Inches Of Rain Expected
- August 20, 2008: Curfew Issued For Flooded Satellite Beach
- August 20, 2008: Fay No Longer Predicted To Strengthen Before Third Fla. Landfall
- August 20, 2008: Looters Prey On Fay Victims, Police Say
- August 20, 2008: Tolls Reinstated On Central Fla. Roads
- August 19, 2008: Fay-Spawned Tornado Injures 2 People, Damages 54 Homes
- August 19, 2008: Alligator Spotted Walking Street Near Fay-Spawned Tornado Touchdown
- August 19, 2008: Fay Surprises, Intensifies Over Florida
- August 19, 2008: Storm Closes Central Fla. Schools
- August 19, 2008: Fay Could Dump Rain For Days; Chance Of Strengthening Exists
- August 19, 2008: T.S. Fay Slows Down On Path Through Florida; Dumps Heavy Rain
- August 19, 2008: Fay Does Not Intensify Before Landfall; Storm Moving East
- August 19, 2008: Central Fla. Shelters Open For T.S. Fay
- August 19, 2008: Kite Surfer Dragged Through Streets, Into Building By T.S. Fay Waterspout
- August 19, 2008: Sandbags Offered In Orlando, Daytona
- August 19, 2008: 'Alarming' Price-Gouging Complaints Before Fay Include Flashlight Batteries
- August 18, 2008: Path Shows Fay No Longer Cat. 1 Storm At Landfall; Aims For Orlando
- August 18, 2008: Path Shows T.S. Fay Passing Through Orlando; Landfall As Cat. 1
- August 18, 2008: Path Pushes Fay Over Orlando
- August 18, 2008: Current Trends Move Fay Path East
- August 18, 2008: T.S. Fay's New Path Jogs East; Aims For Landfall Near Tampa As Cat. 1
- August 16, 2008: Path Puts Tropical Storm-Force Winds In Orange County Next Week
- August 16, 2008: Path Moves Fay Through Central Fla. As Weak Hurricane Or Tropical Storm
- August 16, 2008: Crist Declares State Of Emergency
- August 16, 2008: New Path Puts Category 1 Hurricane On Top Of Florida Early Next Week
- August 15, 2008: Tropical Storm Fay Targets Florida
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