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Originally posted by AThousandYoungThere is a very interesting book called "Salvation on Sand Mountain" by Dennis Covington where he talks about being asked to cover a trial of a snake handling preacher who tried to murder his pregant wife with rattlesnakes. It is truly a mesmerizing story where he gets drawn in to their culture and finds some admiration of their faith. But he also finds that there is a limit to how much he can ever be accepted.
Here's a general list of Snake Handling and the Law:
http://members.tripod.com/Yeltsin/law/law.htm
A couple of years ago I got to meet one of the characters in the book quite by accident and was able to sit down with him and discuss his recollection of the book. I highly recommend it.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1058/is_n24_v112/ai_17288385