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. A high school American football practice is interrupted when a player finds he has been training with a venomous snake hiding inside his helmet.

Watch the moment the serpentine visitor is extracted.