High school football player spends an hour practicing with venomous snake in helmetAn Arkansas football player from Maumelle High School practiced for nearly an hour with a 2-foot venomous cottonmouth hidden inside his helmet before finally discovering and freeing the reptileView 3 Images A Maumelle High School football player found a snake in his helmet during practice (Image: instagram @maumelle_fb)Sheriff Woody yelled about a snake in his boot in 1995 and Toy Story fans spit out their drinks with laughter. Swap the fabric boot and invisible python out for a venomous cottonmouth snake and a high school football player's helmet, and things become much less funny. ‌An Arkansas teenager who plays football at Maumelle High School spent almost an hour at practice last week with a two-foot venomous cottonmouth tucked behind the padding around his head. Animal services director Chris Davis said the player had been wearing the helmet for nearly an hour without being bitten. The freak snake incident all happened right as Maumelle football was gearing up for a new season.