Live rattlesnakes drew attention inside the Texas Capitol as members of the Sweetwater Jaycees promoted the upcoming World’s ...

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 ...

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.

These tubes are open on each end, so the snake can breathe as it’s handled. The trick is to gently but firmly grip the snake’s body where it meets the tube to hold it in place. Breaking into teams of ...

Pastor Jamie Coots says his Pentecostal church is really not that different from other churches. "We sing, we preach, we testify, take up... Snake-Handling Preachers Open Up About 'Takin' Up Serpents' ...

FREER, Texas — A rattlesnake handler is dead after he was bitten during a snake showcase festival in Texas. Eugene De Leon Sr was bitten on the shoulder, while he was handling snakes in front of a ...

The video documents the arrival of a gigantic snake donated to a newly established reptile zoo. Its sheer size, strength, and constriction ability make it a potential danger if not managed correctly.

A South Texas snake handler died Saturday after he was bit by a snake during the annual Freer Rattlesnake Roundup event earlier that day, officials said. Freer police said Eugene De Leon Sr. was ...

FREER, Texas — A rattlesnake handler has died after he was bitten at the Rattlesnake Roundup in Freer. Freer Police Chief Hector Doria confirmed to 3News that Eugene DeLeon Sr. was bitten in the ...