High school football player in Arkansas practices with viper in helmet
Two-foot venomous snake found inside helmetPlayer wore gear for nearly an hour without a biteOfficers used water to force reluctant reptile outA 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 two-foot cottonmouth was discovered behind some padding.
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- Two-foot venomous snake found inside helmetPlayer wore gear for nearly an hour without a biteOfficers used water to force reluctant reptile outA 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 two-foot cottonmouth was discovered behind some padding.
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High school football player in Arkansas practices with viper in helmet
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