Snake in the Helmet | Texas News

A high school football player in Maumelle, Arkansas, discovered a two-foot venomous cottonmouth snake chilling inside his helmet during practice—unnoticed for nearly an hour. Officers had to douse the helmet with water to coax the snake out, which animal services confirmed was one of Arkansas’s deadliest snakes. The player walked away unharmed, grabbed a new helmet, and kept playing—while the coach turned it into a safety lesson. A wild, hair-raising reminder that sometimes, danger hides in plain sight. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/a43128ad57753e36