Exotic Incident #1751
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Jolo, WV - USA
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Incident Date:
30/05/2012
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A “serpent-handling” West Virginia pastor died after his rattlesnake bit him during a church service. Pastor Mack Wolford believed Christians should handle snakes to test their faith. He also saw his father die of a snakebite when he was a teenager. Snake-handling is legal in West Virginia.