A 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. Animal services technicians arrived a few minutes later, identified the snake as a deadly cottonmouth and took it to a wooded area far from the school. Animal services director Chris Davis said the player wore the helmet for nearly an hour and was fortunate he wasn't bitten. The player grabbed a different helmet and continued practice.