{"id":1278,"date":"2021-08-20T20:00:41","date_gmt":"2021-08-21T00:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=1278"},"modified":"2022-05-12T08:29:36","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T12:29:36","slug":"snakebit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=1278","title":{"rendered":"Snakebit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 1945 a preacher was arrested and charged in his wife&#8217;s death&#8230;by snakebite.<\/p>\n<p>Seems he had been holding a service near Norton, Virginia, in which a large poisonous snake had been placed in his hand, and his wife had been bitten when she reached over to pat the creature&#8217;s head.<\/p>\n<p>Today we tell the story of a death in a snake-handling church, another part of the history of this place we call home: Appalachia.<\/p>\n<p>You can subscribe to the audio version of the podcast at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Audible, IHeart Radio, Deezer, or on your favorite podcast app.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GDxUI8usYPM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re also on YouTube&#8230;be sure to click that &#8220;Subscribe&#8221; button and ding the bell to be notified whenever we release a new story.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5692\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1278-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746650\/download.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746650\/download.mp3\">https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746650\/download.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746650\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?powerpress_pinw=1278-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746650\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"download.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1945 a preacher was arrested and charged in his wife&#8217;s death&#8230;by snakebite. 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