Sound Portraits: John Brown, Jr., Serpent Handler - Radio documentary recording the words of a preacher who later died from a snake bite. Includes audio file and transcript. - http://www.soundportraits.org/on-air/serpent_handler/
If God Was a Rattlesnake, Would You Pick it Up? - Review of the book 'Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia' and general discussion of the practice. - http://www.ralphmag.org/snake.html
Augusta Chronicle: Taking Up Serpents - Article about an incident in which a pastor was bitten and hospitalized also includes an overview of the Holiness snake-handling movement. - http://www.augustachronicle.com/headlines/062996/062996serpent.html
Snake Handling - Skeptics' analysis of the practice of snake handling, including the scriptural basis and an explanation of why participants are seldom bitten. - http://www.cincinnatiskeptics.org/blurbs/snake-handling.html
Religious Movements: Snake Handlers - Discussion of the beliefs and history of serpent handling religion in North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia, as well as legal and other issues associated with the practice. - http://religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu/nrms/Snakes.html