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Augusta Chronicle: Taking Up Serpents
Article about an incident in which a pastor was bitten and hospitalized also includes an overview of the Holiness snake-handling movement.
If God Was a Rattlesnake, Would You Pick it Up?
Review of the book 'Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia' and general discussion of the practice.
Religious Movements: Snake Handlers
Discussion of the beliefs and history of serpent handling religion in North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia, as well as legal and other issues associated with the practice.
Snake Handlers
Discussion of the religious beliefs and worship practices of groups that practice serpent handling, including the history of these traditions.
Snake Handlers and the Law
Information about laws applicable to religious snake handling in several Appalachian jurisdictions.
Snake Handlers: More Than Meets the Eye
Article about the practice of snake handling in Holiness churches, its historical and cultural context, and the current situation. From University of Tennessee-Chattanooga student newspaper.
Snake Handling
Skeptics' analysis of the practice of snake handling, including the scriptural basis and an explanation of why participants are seldom bitten.
Snake Handling
Brief history of the practice and its theological basis, by Dr. R. Alan Streett.
Snake Handling in the Pentecostal Church: The Precedent Set by George Hensley
Student paper on the origins of snake handling religious traditions.
Sound Portraits: John Brown, Jr., Serpent Handler
Radio documentary recording the words of a preacher who later died from a snake bite. Includes audio file and transcript.
