Snake handler at the Holiness Church, held at a schoolhouse in the Cumberland Mountains. Donated by Martha Jane Stone, KHS Collections.
In 1940, an act passed by the General Assembly that was “neither approved nor disapproved” became law, prohibiting anyone “from handling, using, or displaying any sort of snakes or reptiles in connection with any religious service or gathering.”
Snake handler at the Holiness Church, held at a schoolhouse in the Cumberland Mountains. Donated by Martha Jane Stone, KHS Collections.
