Denyka also made international news following hurricane Katrina. You may have seen the famous picture by Rick Bowmer of Associated Press. Here it is again with news copy intact:
Denyka Powell,26,asks military police for information on how to be evacuated from the historic French Quarter in New Orleans, La., Sunday,Sept.4, 2005. Powell said she would not leave without her snakes. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
ABC News
Denyka Powell, with a snake coiled around her neck, asks police for information on how to be evacuated from the French Quarter in New Orleans. Powell refused to leave without her snakes. (AP)
The Telegraph, Calcutta, India
Inside on this tail: The snake was just a friend. Denyka stayed in a hurricane for her two cats: Santana and Nova. All three survived.