2026年8月11日 / 美国东部时间下午6:35 / 哥伦比亚广播公司/美联社
阿肯色州一名高中橄榄球运动员在训练期间有了令人不安的发现：一条2英尺长的毒蛇爬进了他的头盔。
这名来自莫梅尔高中的学生在上周热身训练后，感觉到头上的护具里有异常的动静，于是将头盔交给助理教练检查。教练在护具后方发现了一条正在蠕动的水蝮蛇。
这条响尾蛇科的毒蛇不愿钻出头盔，警察不得不往头盔里倒水，将蛇逼出并装入袋中。几分钟后，动物服务中心的技术人员赶到现场，确认这条蛇是致命的水蝮蛇，并将其带到远离学校的林区放生。
水蝮蛇是阿肯色州毒性排名第二的毒蛇。
动物服务中心主任克里斯·戴维斯表示，这名球员戴着头盔近一小时，没有被咬伤实属幸运。
“这太不可思议了，”戴维斯说，“你必须亲眼目睹才能相信这是真的。”
这名球员换了另一顶头盔继续训练。但这起事件让主教练再次向全队强调，球员在使用装备前必须仔细检查，留意是否有昆虫——或是更大、更危险的生物。
莫梅尔动物收容所上周在脸书上发帖称，所有相关人员都安然无恙，并表示“蛇和其他小动物会钻进黑暗封闭的空间，尤其是那些被放在室外或长期无人动过的头盔、鞋子、背包、箱子等物品。”
“戴上头盔、鞋子、手套或任何户外装备之前，一定要先快速检查一遍，”该收容所在帖子中写道，“这只需要几秒钟时间，却能避免一场极其惊悚的遭遇——甚至更糟的后果。”
Arkansas high school football player finds venomous snake inside helmet during practice
August 11, 2026 / 6:35 PM EDT / CBS/AP
An Arkansas high school football player made an unsettling discovery during practice when he found a 2-foot-long venomous snake had crawled inside his helmet.
The Maumelle High student felt unusual movement inside his headgear following warmups last week and brought his helmet to an assistant coach for inspection. A slithering cottonmouth was discovered behind some padding.
A cottonmouth snake was found in the helmet of a Maumelle High School football player. Maumelle Animal Shelter
The pit viper was so reluctant to exit the helmet that police officers had to pour water into it to force the snake out and into a bag. 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.
Cottonmouths are the second-most venomous snakes found in Arkansas.
Animal services director Chris Davis said the player wore the helmet for nearly an hour and was fortunate he wasn’t bitten.
“It was unreal,” Davis said. “You had to kind of be there and take pictures to say this was real.”
A cottonmouth snake was found in the helmet of a Maumelle High School football player. Maumelle Animal Shelter
The player grabbed a different helmet and continued practice. But the situation caused the head coach to reiterate to his team that players should examine their equipment carefully before using it, checking for insects — or maybe something larger and more dangerous.
The Maumelle Animal Shelter said in a Facebook post last week that everyone involved was OK, saying “snakes and other critters can find their way into dark, enclosed spaces—especially helmets, shoes, bags, boxes, and other items that are left outside or sitting undisturbed.”
“Before putting on your helmet, shoes, gloves, or any outdoor gear, always give it a quick check first,” the animal shelter said in its post. “It only takes a few seconds and could prevent a very scary encounter—or worse.”
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