Snake handling churches interpret Mark 16 literally, believing true believers will take up serpents without harm. During ...

We’re right to be wary of the perils of thin community, like loss of meaning and, attachment to screens. But thick communities have woes too. In 1992, Covington worked as a freelance reporter for The ...

When a baneful copperhead snake bites a church congregant, pastor Andrew Hamblin is called in to pray for his recovery. With their snake supply dwindling, pastors Jamie Coots and Andrew Hamblin race ...

A man is dead after attempting to pick up a rattlesnake while hiking on a trail in south-central Tennessee resulted in a lethal bite. The man was rushed to a hospital, where he later likely died from ...

A man is dead after attempting to pick up a rattlesnake while hiking on a trail in south-central Tennessee resulted in a lethal bite. The Tennessean reported that rescue crews were called to a ...

WASHINGTON — A hiker at a Tennessee state park has died after he was bitten by a venomous snake, according to park officials. The man, who was not identified publicly, was hiking at the Savage Gulf ...