Ice storm casualties

Well hopefully we will get another one soon. This time i think i will make a backup kit as i have just found that the area i live in experinces power outages like this frequently in the country.

Sorry for your loss Bro.

so sorry about your loss. never easy losing a pet.

That's horrible that it happened, and of course it's always easy to look back and say "Well, should've, could've".
I'm glad you posted, so that maybe some good could come, with maybe a emergency sticky, to help others avoid the same thing.
People can order the real heatpacks, like the 60 hour ones, and use those with coolers to contain the warm and snakes too. Just be sure any cooler(styro or other) is not airtight.

I too live in the boonies and electricity is often out for no reason at all. I recently purchased a propane indoor heater called "Mr Heater". I would recommend it incase of future power outage.

Sorry to hear of your loss... :(

Here's something else that can be done in emergency situations that doesn't require going to the store and buying anything. It sucks that it doesn't help get your pets back, but it may help someone in the future...

If the power goes out and you need to keep the snakes warm, fill some 20oz bottles with hot water and some with warm to room temp water. Line the bottom of a cooler with the hot bottles on one side, the cooler bottles on the other. Put a towel over the bottles, and put your snake in there. You may have to pull out the hot water bottles every few hours and refill with fresh hot water, but it's something cheap and easy that anyone can do without having to leave the house...