August 11, 2026 / 6:35 PM EDT
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An Arkansas high school football player made an unsettling discovery during practice when he found a 2-foot-long venomous snake had crawled inside his helmet.The Maumelle High student felt unusual movement inside his headgear following warmups last week and brought his helmet to an assistant coach for inspection. A slithering cottonmouth was discovered behind some padding.
A cottonmouth snake was found in the helmet of a Maumelle High School football player.
