A snake-handling church was the target of a bizarre police raid 76 years ago in North Carolina, historians said. On Nov. 1, 1947, a venomous copperhead snake was seized from Zion Tabernacle Church in ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Two Mobile natives are producing a podcast on an unusual topic that’s gaining buzz online. The podcast, “Alabama Astronaut,” attempts to showcase the unique music found only in ...

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' ...

Abe Partridge’s very first visit to a serpent-handling church exposed him to something that changed his outlook entirely. And it wasn’t the snakes. It was the music. Unknown songs, wrapped up in a ...

A snake-handling pastor who praised the serpents on reality TV died after a bite from a rattlesnake - and refusing treatment. Jamie Coots, from Kentucky in the US, starred in National Geographic’s ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Mobile man named one of the best entertainers in the state has a new art exhibit based on a critically acclaimed podcast. The show “Alabama Astronaut” is reaching new heights ...

Members of a North Carolina church continued to handle snakes after a 1947 police raid, officials said. Screengrab from the Museum of Durham History on Facebook A snake-handling church was the target ...

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' ...