Blowout-If it was in the hot sun,valve opened .

Yes the valve was open, yes its hot and sunny, but what about the two punctures? Don't get me wrong, I really like your explanation. I have 2 small children and I just want to feel safe again. Thanks!

Sure does look like 2 bite marks from a poisonous snake. Non poisonous snakes donÂt have fangs, but many small teeth, so their bite marks show numerous indentations, while the poisonous snakes have two fangs on the top jaw. You may also want to make sure the kids didnÂt play tricks on you.

As why the snake bite the hose, I can only think that as the hose got hot under the sun, the snake thought that was a prey, as a snake hunt for food by sensing the heat radiated from the prey.

A circular patch of hose surrounding the two punctures seems to be abraded away, how would a snake manage that? From the position of the two punctures, a snake would have had to straddle the hose while biting. I'd like to see a snake manage that!

If its just laying on an open yard,on top of grass,it would be highly unlikely that a snake would be out there in the heat of the day as they are cold blooded animals and the sunlight can kill them.
Also the marks being perpendicular is suspect.Should be parallel if snake.
Who removed the cover?
It looks like a weak spot where pressure builtup but would expect bigger holes.

Great minds think alike-lol

It is not a snake bite, no matter how big. I think the cut was there for a while, see the discoloration on the edges of the cut and with the constant water pressure, and with it laying in the hot sun. Voila! Blowout.
Now you can rest and not worry about your kiddies playing in the yard. T

Snakes are cold blooded and they gather sun energy by absorbing heat from the sun. Pete hasnÂt seen a snake sun bathing in mid day.

I donÂt think the snake needs to straddle the hose; their bodies are more than flexible to take a bite in any position. Why would the snake bite right into the circular patch? Maybe the kids know. May or may not be a snake, but hose usually doesnÂt burst from two perfect holes like that. When the water is turned off, you wonÂt see the holes like in the photo.

Pete lives in snake paradise.If temp below 85 they will be out sunning at 100 plus at ground level heat of the day-they won't.

It wasn't a snake,the poison would have no effect on a hose.If you look closely you can see it was a weakspot that gave way-we were joshing about the snake.