High school football player practices with venomous snake hiding inside helmet before coach's discovery
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Key Points:
- A Maumelle High School football player in Arkansas discovered a two-foot-long venomous cottonmouth snake hiding inside his helmet during practice, an unusual and dangerous situation.
- The player only noticed movement inside the helmet an hour into practice, highlighting how well the snake concealed itself under the padding.
- Athletic director Kirk Horton called Animal Services, who safely identified and removed the cottonmouth, the second most venomous snake in Arkansas after the rattlesnake.
- The incident was described as shocking and unprecedented by both the athletic director and Animal Services, who had never encountered a snake inside a helmet before.
- The snake was safely relocated, and the player avoided injury, gaining a remarkable story to share from the experience.
