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http://abcnews.go.com/m/story?id=22542243&ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com

'Snake Salvation' Pastor Dies From Snakebite

A Kentucky preacher famous for handling snakes during religious services, has died after being bitten by a poisonous snake at his church.

Jamie Coots was bitten at his church in Middlesboro, Ky., and died after Coots refused to go to the hospital for further treatment, according to police.

The Middlesboro Police said they believed Coots was 42 years old.

Coots was the star of National Geographic's "Snake Salvation" reality series, which followed the 42-year-old as he worked to preserve his way of religious way of life at his church, the Full Gospel Tabernacle in Jesus Name.

Coots told ABC News during an earlier interview for "Nightline" that he and his followers believe that God calls upon them to handle venomous serpents and to drink other poisons. If bitten, Coots and his parishioners refuse medical treatment because they believe that their fate is in God's hands.

Snake Handling: Religious Right or Community Menace?

Police said they received a call about a snakebite injury around 8:30 from Coots' church. However, when emergency responders arrived at the scene, Coots had already driven home about one to two miles from his church.

Police and medical personal then went to his home and found that Coots had been bitten on his hand. For another 40 minutes medical personal stayed with Coots and tried to persuade him to go to the hospital for further medical attention.

Coots refused and eventually the emergency responders left. An hour after they left, another call was made from Coots' home to say that the pastor had died. Emergency personal and the coroner was dispatched to the scene. Currently the death is being treated as a non-criminal investigation.

Both Coots' father and grandfather handled snakes as Pentecostal preachers and Coots wanted to pass on the tradition to his son. Last year Coots showed ABC News his backyard snake shack. He had a permit that allowed him to legally keep the animals.

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Anybodyhome Grand Master

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First, the Islamist bomb maker blows himself and his students up.

Second, the snake handler dies from.... yes, you know....

 

Maybe this "Lord" you speak of is getting tired of the bullshit. Next will be a flock of pissed off ducks pecking the eyeballs out of those reality show duck people.... we can only hope.

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stirs Grand Master

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First, the Islamist bomb maker blows himself and his students up.

Second, the snake handler dies from.... yes, you know....

 

Maybe this "Lord" you speak of is getting tired of the bullshit. Next will be a flock of pissed off ducks pecking the eyeballs out of those reality show duck people.... we can only hope.

 

Can duck bills peck?

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also there are passages where it says God can not be mocked. I can't jump off a cliff and expect God to catch me when he already gave me some common sense.

 

Mocked?

 

he doesn't grow back amputee's arms or legs either. too obvious of a miracle, i guess.

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