Philadelphia Flyers head equipment manager Derek Settlemyre played a Halloween prank on several other Flyers players by placing a fake cobra in a Gatorade cooler.
The prank was very successful, as many players found themselves jumping in fear and dropping curses left and right. (Fortunately, the video is censored to keep things family-friendly.)
This GIF of Steve Mason is just a small sampling of the hilarious reactions:
Interestingly enough, defenseman Luke Schenn admitted that snakes are "his biggest fear in the world". Imagine that.
Video via NHL. H/T NYDN.