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Snakepit

Wires were stripped of copper and strewn about the halls.
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This is my favorite so far, and what a great name!
Lynne
Sat 07-01-2006
Vultures have struck!
PeatMoss1961
Sat 07-01-2006
The door in the background says "keep out" and I certainly would!
InSearch
Sun 07-02-2006
"snakes, why did it have to be snakes?"
patty
Sun 07-02-2006
Really, so far, it doesn't look like they left alot of waste behind; not like some places.
Nancy
Mon 07-03-2006
I only have a problem with the description.. "Wires were stripped of copper"? Usually the wires ARE copper. If the copper's been stripped, then you wouldn't have wires.. Right?

Regardless, I like this pic. I thought is /was/ snakes at first! :)
foxtrot_xray
Mon 07-03-2006
I guess I consider the sheathing as part of the wire as a whole... I'm no electrician though!
Motts
Mon 07-03-2006
Creepy.
Yet beautifull.
jack's colon
Mon 07-03-2006
i want to go into the room on the other side of the "keep out" door
from under your bed
Tue 07-04-2006
Cool place, wish it was mine.
nightcrawler
Wed 07-05-2006
Awesome! Snakes on a Plane vs. Snakes in a Hallway!
Jessica
Wed 07-05-2006
Hellingly (perhaps hellishly lol) put! Glad we don't have a pun tax here. :p
Kassie
Mon 07-10-2006
freaky yet i like the keep out maybe a forgotten patient was there OOOOO
dark jester
Thu 07-20-2006
Great shot and wonderfully appropriate title - a perfect reference to the 1948 classic movie "The Snake Pit," about a mental hospital, starring Olivia de Havilland. I guess insane asylums were at one time called "snake pits" as a slang term, though I haven't ever heard that in recent years.
Batteal
Sun 08-06-2006
GREAT TITLE AGAIN MOTTS!
JASON
Tue 08-15-2006
Why were the wires stripped of copper? was it left over from the war effort?
Tom
Mon 08-21-2006
Tom, copper is worth a lot of money when sold by the pound, it was most likely taken for salvage.
kadee
Mon 08-21-2006
"I'm tired of these ************ snakes in this ************ hallway!"
But I will never tire of these amazing shots. Seriously. These are phenomenal.
T.D.
Mon 08-21-2006
"Theres too many moherfukkin snakes in this motherfukkin hallway, Motts!!"
andrew
Fri 10-20-2006
you guys..lol.....the copper was stripped out wholesale by "dodgy geezers" and sold for scrap.........it was in the basement that follows all the corridors..miles and miles worth possibly thousands£££.It`s a well known tale round these parts
Juicy Fruit
Mon 11-13-2006
Yes!!!! THE SNAKE PIT. Old B&W movie revealing the deploreable condidtions of asylums of that time period and before. GREAT MOVIE!!!!! You youngsters have to be into B&W, though. Everyone who likses B&W photos should see it.
nevermore
Tue 04-03-2007
those snakes came to my house yesterday and stole some copper....true..I live a mile from the hospital.I left some CU outside while I went off for 10 mins. and it went AWOL
Juicy Fruit
Fri 07-13-2007
Pardon my newbishness, what is CU?

My first thought, was Copper Underwear, but, I'm sure that's not it, at least I hope not, that couldn't be comfortable.
Taubin
Sat 11-17-2007
LOL Taubin..it shoud be Cu, I think....symbol for copper anyways. A hot water tank, it was. worth about £20.
Juicy fruit
Sat 03-08-2008
Copper thiefs are one deadly threat to abandoned buildings. The only good thing - if you unintentionally meet them while exploring they normally don´t care about you, in contrast to security..
Violet
Tue 02-01-2011

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