

Whereas most people would just dismiss these practices, I treat it like a magic show: I can’t just help but want to see it and try to understand it.

Most of the time, they’re not bitten sometimes they are sometimes it’s a minor dry bite other times it’s fatal. What’s important, though, is that people believe it and act upon it, with various results in spite of it being quite illegal (state law prohibits it). The authenticity of these verses is suspect, but that’s outside the purview of this review. Originally, I was going to add it to my reading list for a rainy day because it was a relatively short read about a niche subject, but I cracked it open just to examine it and ended up reading about half of it, so I resolved to just up and read it then and there.įor the uninitiated, the premise that Christians can pick up deadly serpents is based on two portions of the Bible that promise to protect true believers (Mark 16:17-18 Luke 10:19). Once purchased, my reading this book was what Bob Ross would call a “happy little accident”. So I resolved to find a book on the subject. About a year ago, I watched Discovery Channel’s Snake Salvation and for some weird reason, it fascinated the hell out of me.
