High School player finds cottonmouth snake in his helmet...
As the football season quickly approaches, high school teams across Arkansas are ramping up their practices in preparation for the upcoming games. In a scary turn of events, one Maumelle High School player discovered he had been unknowingly sharing his helmet with a dangerous reptile for more than an hour during an August practice session.
The player from Maumelle High School had been practicing with a cottonmouth, one of the most venomous snakes native to Arkansas, nestled in the padding of his helmet.
The snake went undetected throughout drills until the player noticed persistent discomfort and alerted the coaching staff. Upon closer inspection, the coaches were stunned to find the two-foot-long Cottonmouth coiled inside the helmet lining.
Cottonmouth snakes possess potent venom that, if bitten, can cause intense pain, swelling, and tissue damage. Although deaths are uncommon, prompt medical treatment is essential to prevent lasting tissue loss or scarring.
Maumelle Animal Services responded to the scene and carefully extracted the cottonmouth from the helmet without incident. The snake was safely relocated to a wooded area far from the school grounds.
As Indiana Jones says "I hate snakes"
JC almighty...I freak out seeing a garter snake walking the dog
Hurry-up Vikings, we ain't getting any younger!
purplefaithful wrote:
JC almighty...I freak out seeing a garter snake walking the dog
He noticed something moving inside his helmet, so he took it to his defensive coach, who then gave it to the head football coach for further observation. The helmet ultimately ended up with Athletic Director Kirk Horton.
Um, I would have chucked it into the next county and let someone else deal with it.
shocking the player did not get bit!
They submerged the helmet underwater to flush the snake out...
Hurry-up Vikings, we ain't getting any younger!
greediron wrote:
wow. Persistent discomfort. That is one word for it. How did the snake not bite him? Must not have been hitting.
I was wondering the same thing. He's very fortunate!
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purplefaithful wrote:
shocking the player did not get bit!
They submerged the helmet underwater to flush the snake out...
based on the pic above, it looks like the snake was wedged in pretty tight. Not sure there was much room for movement and perhaps it bit the padding. I forget how different modern helmets are. I was imagining the old Riddel with the lines of hard foam pads with plastic covering.
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