High Schooler Plays Football With Venomous Snake in His Helmet for an Hour, Somehow Escapes Unscathed
A high school football player recently had the misfortune of carrying something truly unexpected in his helmet: a two-foot-long potentially deadly venomous snake. The strange incident occurred last week at Maumelle High School in Arkansas. The male student-athlete had been practicing on the field for at least an hour when he and his coach made the discovery.
- ▪A high school football player recently had the misfortune of carrying something truly unexpected in his helmet: a two-foot-long potentially deadly venomous snake.
- ▪The strange incident occurred last week at Maumelle High School in Arkansas.
- ▪The male student-athlete had been practicing on the field for at least an hour when he and his coach made the discovery.
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 16 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: lean left. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ High school football player in Arkansas practices with viper in helmet — The Guardian — US
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| Publication time | Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:10:51 +0000 |
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A high school football player recently had the misfortune of carrying something truly unexpected in his helmet: a two-foot-long potentially deadly venomous snake. The strange incident occurred last week at Maumelle High School in Arkansas. The male student-athlete had been practicing on the field for at least an hour when he and his coach made the discovery. Animal services officials thankfully removed the snake without…
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