The Snake Handlers of Harlan, KY

THIS IS an International News Photo from October 23, 1947 of snake handler W.H.Edmonds holding aloft a poisonous timber rattlesnake during a worship service in Harlan, KY. Though outlawed, the practice continues today in some remote regions of the United States.

Photo collection of John and Teenuh Foster

An AM repost from 11/28/08