Tim Agnello is a local pastor who describes his hobby of catching rattlesnakes as “a great conversation starter.” Agnello is a pastor at Mosaic Church in Henderson who said he believes that ministry ...

MIDDLESBORO, Ky. (AP) - A snake-handling pastor who appeared on the National Geographic television reality show "Snake Salvation" has died after being bitten by a snake at a weekend church service in ...

More than 100 snakes, many of them deadly, were confiscated in the undercover sting after Thursday's arrests, said Col. Bob Milligan, director of law enforcement for Kentucky Fish and Wildlife. Most ...

MIDDLESBORO, Ky. — A snake-handling pastor who appeared on the National Geographic television reality show “Snake Salvation” has died after being bitten by a snake during a weekend church service in ...

RIP Jamie Coots was an honor and privilege to attend and photograph his sermons and learn about his beliefs. pic.twitter.com/noPTuqCqZ7 — Neil Brandvold ...

A screenshot of Pastor Cody Coots being attacked by a rattlesnake he is handling as part of a church service. YouTube Cody Coots is following in his father’s footsteps, serving as a pastor in a church ...

Coots was handling a rattlesnake during a Saturday night service at his Full Gospel Tabernacle in Jesus Name Church in Middlesboro when he was bitten, another preacher, Cody Winn, told WBIR-TV. "Jamie ...