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A new generation of snake handlers take up "death in that box"

By sifilings Sun, 06/03/2012 - 7:13am

Snake-handling

Young snake handlers say they grasp the power of faith

Bites are rare because timber rattlesnakes and copperheads would rather flee, said Vince Cobb, a herpetologist at Middle Tennessee State University. read more

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“Homecoming like the old days" ends in death of snake handler

By sifilings Wed, 05/30/2012 - 9:54am

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Serpent-handling pastor profiled earlier in Washington Post dies from rattlesnake bite read more

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For a new generation of Internet-savvy Pentecostals, a century-old practice provides 'anointing'

By sifilings Sat, 04/07/2012 - 7:38pm

Reviving Faith by ‘Taking Up Serpents’

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