High school football player in Arkansas finds viper in helmetAssociated PressMultiple AuthorsAug 11, 2026, 05:14 PM ET
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MAUMELLE, Ark. — A high school football player in Arkansas had every right to be rattled after finding a venomous snake inside his helmet during practice.
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, 2-foot cottonmouth was discovered behind some padding.
The pit viper was so reluctant to exit the helmet that police officers had to pour water into it to force the snake out and into a bag. Animal services technicians arrived a few minutes later, identified the snake as a deadly cottonmouth and took it to a wooded area far from the school.
A high school player in Arkansas practiced for nearly an hour with the cottonmouth hidden behind the padding of his helmet. Dr. Cole Bierbaum/Maumelle Animal ServicesCottonmouths are the second-most-venomous snakes found in Arkansas.Animal services director Chris Davis reported the player wore the helmet for nearly an hour and was fortunate he wasn’t bitten.”It was unreal,” Davis reported. “You had to kind of be there and take pictures to say this was real.”The player grabbed a different helmet and continued practice. But the situation caused the head coach to reiterate to his team that players should examine their equipment carefully before using it, checking for insects — or maybe something larger and more dangerous.
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