Directory > Society > Religion and Spirituality > Christianity > Practices > Snake Handling Sound Portraits: John Brown, Jr., Serpent Handler Radio documentary recording the words of a preacher who later died from a snake bite. Includes audio file and transcript. http://www.soundportraits.org/on-air/serpent_handler/ Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Taking Up Serpents: A History of Snake Handling Publisher's synopsis of a scholarly book about the practice, by David Kimbrough. http://www.mupress.org/webpages/books/kimbrough.html Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Snake Handling Brief history of the practice and its theological basis, by Dr. R. Alan Streett. http://www.geocities.com/alanstreett/snakehan.html Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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If God Was a Rattlesnake, Would You Pick it Up? Review of the book 'Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia' and general discussion of the practice. http://www.ralphmag.org/snake.html Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Augusta Chronicle: Taking Up Serpents Article about an incident in which a pastor was bitten and hospitalized also includes an overview of the Holiness snake-handling movement. http://www.augustachronicle.com/headlines/062996/062996serpent.html Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Snake Handling in the Pentecostal Church: The Precedent Set by George Hensley Student paper on the origins of snake handling religious traditions. http://www.english.vt.edu/~appalach/essaysS/snakes.htm Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Snake Handling Skeptics' analysis of the practice of snake handling, including the scriptural basis and an explanation of why participants are seldom bitten. http://www.cincinnatiskeptics.org/blurbs/snake-handling.html Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Snake Handlers Discussion of the religious beliefs and worship practices of groups that practice serpent handling, including the history of these traditions. http://www.les.appstate.edu/courses/appalachia/religion/snake.htm Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Snake Handlers and the Law Information about laws applicable to religious snake handling in several Appalachian jurisdictions. http://members.tripod.com/Yeltsin/law/law.htm Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Religious Movements: Snake Handlers Discussion of the beliefs and history of serpent handling religion in North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia, as well as legal and other issues associated with the practice. http://religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu/nrms/Snakes.html Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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