A High School Running Back Was Practicing with a Snake in His Helmet

" “I kept hitting, and it just kept bothering me,” Strzelecki told the Benton County Daily Record. During a break about 15 minutes into practice, Strzelecki took off his helmet and initially believed his teammates were teasing him. “It looked like a rubber snake, and I thought somebody had pulled a practical joke on me,” he said. “When I grabbed it by the tail, that’s when it jerked, and I dropped the helmet.” The snake, 10-12 inches long, was killed shortly afterward. "

If a fly lands on my leg, I’m instantly brushing it off. Ditto for a spider or any other creepy crawly insect. How could this kid go through a football practice with a snake slithering around in his helmet?