I posted this because I needed a break from the election stories, and since I live on the Kentucky/Tennessee border, where all of the snake handlers live.
So, for those of us needing a laugh break, here's one, and it's a true story (I've told it on FR before, so apologize to those who've heard it before).
Years ago I received a news release from the state wildlife management agency. It was about some bear poachers being busted, and when the officers raided the poacher's house, they found more than 100 rattlesnakes and copperheads in the guy's freezer.
I asked one of the agents why someone would want to freeze so many poisonous snakes, thinking maybe he was in the boot making business.
Turns out, he was one of those snake handling preachers.
Kinda reminds me of the "we support our troops" democrats . . . Whoops, I promised I wasn't going to talk about the election anymore.
Oh, and it is against the law to possess copperheads and rattlesnakes in Tennessee, and I suspect also in Kentucky, because they are on the threatened/endangered list.
The law is rarely enforced if you kill a snake because you feel threatened by it. So these "worshipers" are breaking the law.
There are also some in North Carolina. Don't sell them short on ignorance.