(Jonesville, Virginia) During Easter service at the local Pentecostal church, Rev. Dwayne Long performed ritual serpent-handling to demonstrate obedience to the Almighty. Unfortunately, during the ritual, the rattlesnake he was holding sunk its fangs into his finger. According to Sheriff Gary Parsons, Rev. Long refused medical help and died.
"We don't anticipate any charges," he said. "That's their belief."Amen to that.
No one attending the service at the Pentecostal church sought medical help, Parsons said. Members believe when people die from a snakebite during a service, it is a sign that it was their time to go.
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