Snake handling began near Chattanooga, Tenn., in 1910 when Pastor George Hensley said he was commanded by God to "take up serpents." He was inspired by the book of Mark chapter 16:18, ...

Appalachian snake handlers put their faith in God—and increasingly, doctors. After a number of high-profile deaths, some Pentecostal Christian snake handlers are rethinking their approach to a ...

(RNS) — Snake-handling Pentecostals may be on the fringe of American religious culture, but a new opera brings their exuberant worship and rockabilly-inspired music to center stage this week ...

This weekend, after 20 years of handling snakes, Jamie Coots received his final bite. A rattler got him in the back of the hand. It happened as Coots, ...

A snake handler in Maryland has recalled being left with “no words” after a huge python was discovered in a neighbor’s ...

LAFOLLETTE, Tenn. — A new generation of serpent-handling Christians is revitalizing a century-old faith tradition in Tennessee. While older serpent handlers were wary of outsiders, these younger ...

An SC school teacher and snake handler is fighting for his life after being bitten by a venomous snake. Plus a look at DC's most snake-infested lakes.

A snake-handling church was the target of a bizarre police raid 76 years ago in North Carolina, historians said. On Nov. 1, 1947, a venomous copperhead snake was seized from Zion Tabernacle Church ...