Linda Long, 48, died after being bitten by a snake during a serpent-handling service at church in London, Kentucky. Handling reptiles as part of religious services is illegal in the state. (November 7, 2006)
Article about an incident in which a pastor was bitten and hospitalized also includes an overview of the Holiness snake-handling movement. (June 28, 1996)
Snake handling at the Pentecostal Church of God, Lejunior, Harlan County, ... Snake handling was made a felony punishable by death under Georgia law in 1941, ...