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Aug 20, 1985 · A man who was free on bond after being charged in North Carolina with illegally handling snakes died today of a rattlesnake bite on the thumb, the authorities said. Charles Prince, 45 years...
Dec 8, 2016 · 0:26. Citizen-Times reporter Henry Robinson wrote about Charles Prince, Canton bait-shop owner and snake-handling minister, in 1985. Prince, pictured here in a service, revealed how he had...
- Rob Neufeld
Jun 10, 2020 · Jun 8, 2020. 0. 1 of 3. Donated photo. SNAKE CHARMS — Law enforcement and snake handlers in Haywood County had different ideas on allowing snakes. Donated photo. SNAKES — Snakes were used by preachers in the Apostolic church. Donated photo. PREACHER — Charles Prince brought snake preaching to Haywood County. Donated photo.
A snake handler who defied the law in neighboring North Carolina by conducting religious services with poisonous reptiles died Monday from a rattlesnake bite to the thumb, authorities said. Charles Prince, 45, was bitten at a religious service here Saturday night at the Apostolic Church of God and refused medical treatment, said Greene County ...
Jul 25, 1991 · The last fatal snakebite recorded in North Carolina was in 1985, when a rattlesnake bit the Rev. Charles Prince of Canton. Prince was a snake handler by religion who died 36 hours after...
Apr 1, 1993 · Three personalities are given a voice in the chapter titled Portraits, in an attempt to provide psychological insight on the serpent handler. The three individuals are Liston Pack, Charles Prince and Anna Prince, all three of whom are quoted at length.
- Thomas G Burton
A snake handler and church leader in Kentucky died after being bit during a religious ceremony. CBS News' Marlie Hall reports on the pastor and how he met his death.
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