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Date: 03/02/26 17:40
A snake that stopped the train (Brazil)
Author: pedrop

It happened today in the VLI Pirapora branch. A grain train had the emergency brakes applied while running in the woods. The engineer walked along the consist to look for the problem and found an openned coupler and a big"Jiboia" snake (boa constrictor) around the air brake nose and on the coupler opening lever. The suspicion is that the snake openned the coupler while forcing the muscles around the opening lever.

Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,

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Date: 03/03/26 14:51
Re: A snake that stopped the train (Brazil)
Author: DKay

Outstanding Pedro. You post some interesting stuff. I remember the sloth crawling under the train from a couple years ago.
Regards,DK

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Date: 03/03/26 19:23
Re: A snake that stopped the train (Brazil)
Author: King_Coal

Highlight of my day. Thank you.

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Date: 03/06/26 20:17
Re: A snake that stopped the train (Brazil)
Author: sp8192

Wow!  Just when you think you have seen it all

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Date: 03/08/26 14:54
Re: A snake that stopped the train (Brazil)
Author: Locoinsp

Holy moly! All I can say is "Yikes!!!"

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Date: 03/15/26 06:28
Re: A snake that stopped the train (Brazil)
Author: march_hare

So maybe the snake encountered the air hose and thought he had a new girlfriend?

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Date: 03/20/26 19:28
Re: A snake that stopped the train (Brazil)
Author: Ritzville

Very interesting post!

Larry

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