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'Snake Salvation' Preacher BIT! -- But Jesus Saved Him ... Says Wife

Published: 05/28/2014

"Snake Salvation" pastor Cody Coots suffered a gnarly snakebite -- just like his preacher father who died from a rattler's bite -- but Coots' wife tells TMZ her husband survived by the grace of God. The venomous canebrake rattler sank its fangs into Coots' finger on Monday as he was taking the…

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'Snake Salvation' Church -- Killer Rattler Rises Again

Published: 02/24/2014

Can't keep a good rattlesnake down -- or a deadly one -- 'cause the snake that killed Pastor Jamie Coots from "Snake Salvation" ... is back in the church. And now you have options: Death by rattler venom OR flame! Ahh ... religion.

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'Snake Salvation' Church -- Deadly Rattler Back in Church for Round 2

Published: 02/23/2014

The rattlesnake that killed "Snake Salvation" Pastor Jamie Coots a week ago made an encore appearance Saturday night at the same church with Jamie's son at the helm ... and this time no animals or people were hurt. Cody Coots prayed over a bevy of snakes -- one of which was the rattler that killed…

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'Snake Salvation' -- Son Of Dead Pastor Jamie Coots Will REFUSE Treatment if Snake Bites Again

Published: 02/22/2014

Bite me once shame on you ... the new pastor in the "Snake Salvation" church will NOT accept medical treatment today if he's bitten by the rattlesnake that killed his father exactly one week ago. Cody Coots tells TMZ ... he will indeed handle the deadly snake during the afternoon Kentucky service.…

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'Snake Salvation' -- Kentucky Top Cops Won't Stop Rattlesnake's Encore Performance

Published: 02/21/2014

The top police force in Kentucky will NOT step in and block a church service featuring the rattlesnake that killed "Snake Salvation" star, Pastor Jamie Coots last Saturday. TMZ broke the story ... the Middlesboro PD told us they would not enforce a state law prohibiting the handling or displaying…

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'Snake Salvation' -- Deadly Rattlesnake Will Rise Again Next Saturday

Published: 02/18/2014

The rattler that took a deadly bite out of "Snake Salvation" pastor Jamie Coots will not be killed ... in fact, the family will deploy the snake during next Saturday's service ... TMZ has learned. Coots was bitten Saturday while he was preaching to his congregation and died after refusing medical…

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'Snake Salvation' Death -- Police Chief Won't Enforce Snake Law

Published: 02/17/2014

"Snake Salvation" pastor Jamie Coots was breaking the law when he was bit by a deadly rattlesnake during church services ... but the police chief tells TMZ ... he's doing the Christian thing by turning the other cheek. Middlesboro Police Chief Jeffrey Sharpe concedes a Kentucky law makes it…

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Dead 'Snake Salvation' Pastor Jamie Coots Violated Snake Law

Published: 02/17/2014

The pastor who died Saturday from a snake bite violated Kentucky law by displaying and handling the deadly reptile during his church service ... TMZ has learned. Jamie Coots was bitten by a rattlesnake while preaching to his congregation. He refused medical treatment and died a short time later.…

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Jamie Coots Dead -- 'Snake Salvation' Star Pastor Dies From Holy Snakebite

Published: 02/16/2014

The pastor on Nat. Geo's "Snake Salvation" died Saturday night ... after one of the snakes to which he prays bit him. Pentecostal pastor Jamie Coots suffered the fatal attack while preaching to his Kentucky congregation. Emergency units raced to the church ... but the reality star had already left…

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