MIDDLESBORO, Ky. (AP) — Jamie Coots, a snake-handling Kentucky pastor who appeared on the National Geographic television reality show “Snake Salvation,” died Saturday after being bitten by a snake.

MIDDLESBORO, Ky. (AP) – A snake-handling pastor in Kentucky who died after being bitten by one of the serpents during a church service has been remembered fondly at a memorial service. Jamie Coots was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. THOMASVILLE — It’s one thing to say God will protect you from a rattlesnake, but it’s quite another to actually put your faith ...

Authorities say Pastor Brock was bitten on his left arm and refused medical treatment According to the Kentucky sheriff's office, John David Brock of Stoney Fork was handling a snake during a Sunday ...

A Kentucky pastor who starred in a reality TV show about snake-handling has died after being bitten by a poisonous snake. Pentecostal pastor Jamie Coots, a third-generation “serpent handler,” believed ...

RIP Jamie Coots was an honor and privilege to attend and photograph his sermons and learn about his beliefs. pic.twitter.com/noPTuqCqZ7 — Neil Brandvold ...

The Signs Followers of America are drawn to handle venomous snakes because the Bible tells them so. One of those men, Kentucky pastor Jamie Coots, died on Saturday after refusing treatment for a ...

JACKSBORO, Tenn. (AP) – A Tennessee preacher who used poisonous snakes in his religious practices won’t face criminal charges. But he also won’t get back the 53 serpents wildlife officials seized from ...

MIDDLESBORO, Ky. — People in southeastern Kentucky have been lining up to pay their respects to a snake-handling pastor who died after being bitten by a snake during a church service. Jamie Coots was ...