Teen Practices Football For Over An Hour With Venomous Snake Hidden In Helmet

Teen Practices Football For Over An Hour With Venomous Snake Hidden In Helmet

A Maumelle High School football player in Arkansas unknowingly wore a helmet concealing a venomous cottonmouth snake during practice — for more than an hour. The two-foot snake had coiled itself inside the helmet’s padding, going undetected when the teen suited up. He eventually complained to coaches about discomfort, leading to the startling discovery. Miraculously, the player was not bitten. Animal control officers removed the snake and relocated it to a nearby wooded area. Cottonmouths are common throughout Arkansas and can inflict bites causing severe pain and tissue damage, though fatalities are rare with prompt medical treatment. Story URL