A high school football player in Arkansas made a surprising discovery during practice. The student, from Maumelle High, felt something moving inside his helmet after warmups and brought it to an assistant coach to investigate. A venomous snake was found inside the helmet, specifically a 2-foot cottonmouth.

The snake was hiding behind some padding and had to be coaxed out by police officers using water. Further details about the incident are available from the source, including the actions taken by animal services technicians who arrived at the scene and removed the snake.