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High school football player reportedly practiced for nearly an hour with a venomous cottonmouth snake in his helmet
Yahoo Sports • • nation
Key Points:
- A high school football player in Maumelle, Arkansas unknowingly practiced for nearly an hour with a venomous cottonmouth snake inside his helmet.
- The player noticed movement in the helmet during practice and alerted an assistant coach, leading to the discovery of the 2-foot snake beneath the helmet padding.
- Police and Maumelle Animal Services were called to the scene; efforts to remove the semi-aquatic cottonmouth included submerging the helmet in water before safely capturing the snake.
- The player was not bitten and resumed practice with a different helmet, while the snake was released into the woods away from the school.
- Officials noted the rarity of the incident, with Maumelle Animal Services director stating he had never encountered a snake hiding in a helmet before.
