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Season 1 – Snake Salvation

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Jamie Coots and Andrew Hamblin are clinging to their religious beliefs as if they were trying to tame venomous snakes with their bare hands. Actually, they're doing that too. Coots and Hamblin are Pentecostal ministers who lead congregations in the 100-year-old ritual of snake handling. "Snake Salvation" provides a window on this nontraditional creed, which bases the practice on pieces of verses from the gospels of Mark and Luke. Each episode follows Coots -- who lost half a finger to a rattlesnake bite -- and Hamblin as they fight to maintain their struggling churches and overcome one of their biggest obstacles: finding and sustaining a collection of venomous snakes to use in their services.

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Snake Salvation — Season 1

Snake Salvation — Season 1

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Jamie Coots

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Andrew Hamblin

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Jerry Decker

Executive Producer

Matthew Testa

Executive Producer

Madeleine Carter

Executive Producer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 10, 2013 Appalachian Hunt Pastor Andrew Hamblin is called in to pray for the recovery of a church congregant who is bitten by a baneful copperhead snake. Pastors Coots and Hamblin race to hunt and capture wild, venomous snakes before they go into winter hibernation. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 10, 2013 Smoke 'Em Out An unusually long winter results in a dangerous hunt for Western diamondback rattlesnakes in Texas. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 17, 2013 Swamp Hunt Little Cody Coots fights for his life after being bitten by a venomous cottonmouth in Louisiana. Details Episode 4 Aired Sep 17, 2013 Courting Disaster Pastor Jamie Coots must appear in court to avoid jail time for possessing and transporting illegal snakes in Tennessee. Details Episode 5 Aired Sep 24, 2013 Casting Out Demons Two Pentecostal ministers lead congregations in the 100-year-old ritual of snake handling. Details Episode 6 Aired Sep 24, 2013 Venom in the Veins Little Cody Coots is back to snake hunting, twelve hours after a near fatal bite.His body and his marriage are being pushed to their breaking points. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 1, 2013 Backsliding Pastor Jamie Coots' daughter Trina has stopped going to church. Jamie fears she will go to hell unless he can convince her to return. Details Episode 8 Aired Oct 1, 2013 Bitten in Church Greg is bitten by a copperhead during church service; Greg refuses to seek medical attention and he has a heart condition. Details Episode 9 Aired Oct 8, 2013 The Devil Fights Your Mind Big Cody is a devout follower who used to struggle with drugs and crime before finding redemption in Pastor Jamie Coot's church. Details Episode 10 Aired Oct 8, 2013 Outlaw Religion Andrew Hamblin wants to change the Tennessee state law against snake handling. Details Episode 11 Aired Oct 15, 2013 Sin or Serpents Trina is forbidden by her religion to marry. Details Episode 12 Aired Oct 15, 2013 Temptation of the Flesh Pastor Andrew Hamblin reunites with his musical idol, Ricky Skaggs. Details Episode 13 Aired Oct 22, 2013 Tempted by the Devil Little Cody has been laid off from his job in the coal mine and has only heard about work in other parts of the state. Details Episode 14 Aired Oct 22, 2013 Deadly Legacy Pastor Jamie Coots, a third-generation snake handler, is hoping to pass the church on to his son Little Cody. Little Cody has a lot to learn. Details Episode 15 Aired Oct 22, 2013 Lethal Poison Pastor Andrew Hamblin and his wife take their five children to visit his grandparents. They are against snake handling especially around the children. Details Episode 16 Aired Oct 22, 2013 Tricks of the Trade Pastor Jamie Coots is hoping his female rattlesnake produces healthy babies to trade at a snake expo. Pastor Andrew Hamblin resorts to an illegal snake trade in the middle of the night. Details Episode 17 Aired Feb 20, 2014 They Shall Take Up Serpents Remembering the life of Pastor Jamie Coots; risky plan to drive to Texas to hunt down some deadly Western diamondback rattlers. Details

Season Info

Executive Producer
Jerry Decker, Matthew Testa, Madeleine Carter
Network
National Geographic
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Reality, Faith & Spirituality
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 10, 2013