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High school football player practices with venomous snake in helmet

Headline from WFLA, on the newest of 2 developments

A high school football player in Arkansas had every right to be rattled after finding a venomous snake inside his helmet during practice.

WFLA's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. High school football player in Arkansas practices with a venomous snake in his helmet

    Headline from WFAA Dallas ·

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    High school football player practices with venomous snake in helmet

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93 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Arkansas high school football player finds deadly snake in his helmet while he practiced for an hour (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

    Published

    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    A cottonmouth snake found in the helmet of a Maumelle high school football player.

  2. Fox News

    High school football player practices with venomous snake hiding inside helmet before coach's discovery (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    Thousands of high school football players are hitting practice fields, but a Maumelle player found a venomous cottonmouth inside his helmet padding.

  3. Independent Journal Review

    Venomous Snake Found in High School Football Player’s Helmet (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Independent Journal Review's feed description

    Chances are more than one high school football player will think twice before securing their helmet on their head. That’s because one player from Maumelle High School took to the practice field not knowing he had a…

  4. Breitbart News

    High School Football Player Practiced for an Hour with Venomous Snake Inside Helmet (opens Breitbart News)

    Published

    Breitbart News's feed description

    A high school football player in Arkansas shocked his coaches when they discovered a venomous cottonmouth snake in his helmet

  5. NBC News

    Arkansas high school football player finds deadly snake was in his helmet while he practiced for an hour (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    An Arkansas high school football player discovered a venomous snake in the helmet he was wearing during practicing for almost an hour last week.

  6. NJ.com / Star-Ledger

    High school football player finds highly venomous snake in his helmet during practice (opens NJ.com / Star-Ledger)

    Published

    NJ.com / Star-Ledger's feed description

    It is the stuff that nightmares are made of.

  7. Wfmy News 2

    High school football player in Arkansas practices with a venomous snake in his helmet (opens Wfmy News 2)

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    Wfmy News 2's feed description

    “It was unreal," said the Maumelle, Arkansas, animal services director after the cottonmouth was found in the player's helmet.

  8. NWA Home Page

    Arkansas high school football player finds venomous snake inside helmet during practice (opens NWA Home Page)

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    NWA Home Page's feed description

    A Maumelle High School football player narrowly avoided a bite from a cottonmouth snake that was discovered inside his helmet during practice on Thursday.

  9. WLTX Columbia

    Player reportedly wore helmet an hour with a cottonmouth hiding inside (opens WLTX Columbia)

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    WLTX Columbia's feed description

    An Arkansas football player found a 2-foot venomous cottonmouth in his helmet after wearing it nearly an hour; he wasn't bitten.

  10. The Guardian

    High school football player in Arkansas practices with 2ft viper in helmet (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Two-foot venomous snake found inside helmet Player wore gear for nearly an hour without a bite Officers used water to force reluctant reptile out A high school football player in Arkansas had every right to be rattled after finding a venomous snake inside his helmet during practice.

  11. Times Republican

    Prep football player practices with venomous snake in helmet (opens Times Republican)

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    Times Republican's feed description

    MAUMELLE, Ark. — 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 …

  12. ABC News

    WATCH: Venomous snake found in high school football player's helmet (opens ABC News)

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    ABC News's feed description

    A high school football player in Arkansas found a venomous snake in his helmet, according to Maumelle animal services.

  13. Wilmington News Journal

    HS football player in Arkansas practices with venomous snake in helmet (opens Wilmington News Journal)

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    Wilmington News Journal's feed description

    MAUMELLE, Ark. (AP) — A high school football player in Arkansas had every right to be rattled after finding a venomous snake inside his helmet during practice.

  14. UPI

    Look: High school football player finds cottonmouth snake inside helmet (opens UPI)

    Published

    UPI's feed description

    An Arkansas high school football player noticed something moving in his helmet and it turned out to be a venomous snake hiding under the pads.

  15. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Maumelle High School football player practices with a venomous snake in his helmet (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    A high school football player in Arkansas had every right to be rattled after finding a venomous snake inside his helmet during practice.

  16. Jonesboro Sun

    AP Strange SummaryBrief at 11:50 a.m. EDT (opens Jonesboro Sun)

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    Jonesboro Sun's feed description

    High school football player in Arkansas practices with a venomous snake in his helmet

  17. KTLA Los Angeles

    High school football player unknowingly practices with venomous snake in his helmet (opens KTLA Los Angeles)

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    KTLA Los Angeles's feed description

    A high school football player in Arkansas has every reason to be rattled after he unknowingly practiced with a venomous snake stuck in his helmet for over an hour. The Maumelle High School student said he felt unusual movement inside the helmet after warmups last week and brought the helmet to his a…

  18. Gizmodo

    High Schooler Plays Football With Venomous Snake in His Helmet for an Hour, Somehow Escapes Unscathed (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    The cottonmouth had likely been looking for a dark spot to digest its big meal.

  19. WMUR

    Arkansas high school football player finds venomous snake in helmet during practice (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    Practice came to a halt after an Arkansas high school football player discovered a cottonmouth snake hiding in his helmet.

  20. FOX 8 Cleveland

    High school football player finds venomous snake inside helmet during practice (opens FOX 8 Cleveland)

    Published

    FOX 8 Cleveland's feed description

    A high school football player in Arkansas had every right to be rattled after finding a venomous snake inside his helmet during practice.

  21. WFLA

    High school football player practices with venomous snake in helmet (opens WFLA)

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    WFLA's feed description

    A high school football player in Arkansas had every right to be rattled after finding a venomous snake inside his helmet during practice.

  22. Jonesboro Sun

    AP Strange SummaryBrief at 1:03 p.m. EDT (opens Jonesboro Sun)

    Published

    Jonesboro Sun's feed description

    High school football player in Arkansas practices with a venomous snake in his helmet

  23. Jonesboro Sun

    AP Strange SummaryBrief at 3:00 p.m. EDT (opens Jonesboro Sun)

    Published

    Jonesboro Sun's feed description

    High school football player in Arkansas practices with a venomous snake in his helmet

  24. Jonesboro Sun

    AP Strange SummaryBrief at 11:23 a.m. EDT (opens Jonesboro Sun)

    Published

    Jonesboro Sun's feed description

    High school football player in Arkansas practices with a venomous snake in his helmet

  25. Not The Bee

    High school football player practices for over an hour with venomous snake in helmet (opens Not The Bee)

    Published

    Not The Bee's feed description

    A high school football player in Arkansas practiced for over an hour at Maumelle High before coming to his coach complaining of odd movement in his helmet.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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