Posted on 05/30/2012 10:45:10 AM PDT by C19fan
A Pentecostal reverend known for preaching with the help of a rattlesnake coiled around his arm lost his life when one of the creatures suddenly bit him. Mack Randall Wolford, pastor at the Full Gospel Apostolic House of the Lord Jesus in Matoaka, West Virginia, died hours after receiving the deadly bite on Sunday - the day after his 44th birthday. Wolford’s father, who was also a serpent-handling pastor, died in the same way nearly 30 years ago.
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Substitute “foolish” for “stupid” and there is a whole lot written about it.
Live by the snake, die by the snake. RIP.
A few pointers about handling rattlesnakes.
1) Milk the snake first. Snakes can build up a lot of venom in their venom sacs, but once they have been milked it takes a while for them to work up another dose. Full venom sacs will about knock anyone for a loop.
2) On about an equal part with the venom is that snake bites are prone to gangrene. This is why there is a medical device that looks like a thick pencil lead, whose tip has a scraper. It digs down through each bite hole and tears it up inside so you get fresh blood to wash out the bacteria.
3) Luck is involved. If the snake hits meat there is less danger than if it hits a capillary. It also matters if the capillary is arterial or venous.
4) A snake bite can, in some people, also cause a severe allergic reaction, which is just icing on the cake. Such reactions to bee stings are so common and so deadly that bees kill far more people every year than rattlesnakes.
“As I read this story, my thought where going something like, “Please don’t let it be West Virginia...Please Don’t let it be West Virginia...Please don’t let...Ahh Damn!”
Could have easily been eastern KY. Supposed to be illegal here, but they still do it. Their prerogative in my opinion.
Apillar - sorry. TN was let off the hook this time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIMigVo1pyA
Amateur. Meanwhile, this guy cleans the cobra pit in India for 25 cents a day.
What a dipshit these fools can be.
Genesis 3:
14 And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
.. you knew he was a snake when you picked him up!
That’s what I was thinking.
Mat 4:7?
Dumbass. That is a big snake and while only 5-8 people die a year from snake bites it’s a really good idea to avail yourself of the gifts God gave us, like the medical profession, to get it checked out and if necessary receive anti-venom.
Darwin Award winner.
Moron!
I agree with your theology. Sounds like Godly wisdom to me.
Yikes! Is he OK?
Prove he wasn’t an Apostle.
St. Augustine several years ago.
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