Un jugador del Maumelle High School en Arkansas practicó casi una hora con una serpiente venenosa de dos pies en su casco. 1GizmodoHigh Schooler Plays Football With Venomous Snake in His Helmet for an Hour, Somehow Escapes Unscathed12 ago, 16:102CBS NewsArkansas high school football player finds venomous snake inside helmet during practice11 ago, 18:353AP NewsArkansas high school football player practices with a venomous snake in his helmet11 ago, 17:094NBC NewsArkansas high school football player finds deadly snake was in his helmet while he practiced for an hour11 ago, 14:34

Sintió un movimiento inusual y un entrenador descubrió el reptil en el acolchado. Fue extraída sumergiendo el casco en agua. La identificaron como cottonmouth, la segunda más venenosa de Arkansas. 1GizmodoHigh Schooler Plays Football With Venomous Snake in His Helmet for an Hour, Somehow Escapes Unscathed12 ago, 16:102CBS NewsArkansas high school football player finds venomous snake inside helmet during practice11 ago, 18:353AP NewsArkansas high school football player practices with a venomous snake in his helmet11 ago, 17:094NBC NewsArkansas high school football player finds deadly snake was in his helmet while he practiced for an hour11 ago, 14:345usatoday.comVenomous snake found inside Arkansas high school football player's helmet11 ago, 10:15

El director de servicios animales, Chris Davis, dijo que la serpiente probablemente había comido y buscaba un lugar oscuro para digerir. 1GizmodoHigh Schooler Plays Football With Venomous Snake in His Helmet for an Hour, Somehow Escapes Unscathed12 ago, 16:10

Los oficiales primero pensaron en una copperhead, pero luego determinaron que era cottonmouth. El jugador tomó otro casco y siguió la práctica; el entrenador en jefe recordó revisar el equipo antes de usarlo. 1GizmodoHigh Schooler Plays Football With Venomous Snake in His Helmet for an Hour, Somehow Escapes Unscathed12 ago, 16:104NBC NewsArkansas high school football player finds deadly snake was in his helmet while he practiced for an hour11 ago, 14:342CBS NewsArkansas high school football player finds venomous snake inside helmet during practice11 ago, 18:353AP NewsArkansas high school football player practices with a venomous snake in his helmet11 ago, 17:09

La serpiente fue liberada en un área boscosa alejada de la escuela. El refugio de animales de Maumelle advirtió en Facebook revisar el equipo antes de usarlo, pues las serpientes buscan espacios oscuros y cerrados. Todos resultaron ilesos. El incidente ocurrió el jueves 6 de agosto. 2CBS NewsArkansas high school football player finds venomous snake inside helmet during practice11 ago, 18:353AP NewsArkansas high school football player practices with a venomous snake in his helmet11 ago, 17:094NBC NewsArkansas high school football player finds deadly snake was in his helmet while he practiced for an hour11 ago, 14:345usatoday.comVenomous snake found inside Arkansas high school football player's helmet11 ago, 10:15