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PHOTOS: Pastor in hospital after being bitten by snake while preaching

The pastor being rushed to hospital [Photo: Courtesy]

A pastor bitten by a snake while handling a serpent in a demonstration of faith is revaluating his life and belief after a close brush with death.

Cody Coots, a pastor at Full Gospel Tabernacle in Jesus’ Name church in Middlesboro, Kentucky, was bitten by the snake and refused to be taken to hospital.

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