Snake handler died from handling a snake - Jamie Coots had been handling snakes almost all of his life, but last Saturday, he was pronounced dead after he refuses to be treated by a hospital. Coots believe that if it the will of God then he can come back alive and kicking.

A snake handler died from snakebite. The said handler was said to star in a reality show that features snakes. Jamie Coots, the pastor with a passion for handling snakes died on Saturday after he refused to get treatment from a hospital, Middleborough police said. The reality show “Snake Salvation," was hosted by the pastor who believe that poisonous snakes can only kill him if God allows it to. Snake handling is not a legal practice in some states. Coots have a long tradition with snake handling since it was passed down from generation to generation in his family. He was hoping to pass his profession to his adult son, Cody one day. The said show was part of the National Geographic show and features all kind of snake that are handled by Coots and cast with some of the snakes ranging from copperheads, rattlers to cottonmouths. There was a picture of Coots, goateed, wearing a fedora in the National Geographic Channel website. Coots already lose half of his finger to a snake bite and witnessed other people that died from snake handling. Sunday, Stephanie Montgomery, spokeswoman of the National Geographic Channel a statement to CNN saying: "In following Pastor Coots for our series Snake Salvation, we were constantly struck by his devout religious convictions despite the health and legal peril he often faced. The spokeswoman added that the risk that the pastor takes is always worth it for him and his congregants, and shows their unwavering faith to the Lord. It was an honor to be working with Pastor Jamie and his congregation throughout the course of the show. They are more concerned about the well-being of the family at this time. Last year, Coots was penalized and given probation for bringing venomous snakes in Tennessee. Back in 2008, the pastor got arrested for possessing 74 snakes at his home. The handling of snake was banned since 1947 because there were already five people that got bitten. There was this episode where Coots collected snakes, wherein he need to wrestle a Western diamondback out of its nook under a rock deep in East Texas. The pastor is not alone while he doing this thing as he got help from his son and a couple of church members. They got two snakes, but the pastor wasn’t satisfied with what they have and believe that it is not worth the trip to Texas. In a video, Coots say that two snake in a day is not enough. He had high hopes they’ll be catching more in the next days.