Test of FaithPentecostal serpent handlers, also known as Signs Followers, hold a literal interpretation of a verse in the New Testaments Gospel of Mark which states that, among other abilities, true believers shall be able to take up serpents. For more than a century members of this uniquely Appalachian religious tradition have handled venomous snakes during their worship services, risking death as evidence of their unwavering faith. Despite scores of deaths from