Star of `` Snake Salvation '' has died of venomous snakebite . Coots was a third-generation `` serpent handler '' and aspired to one day pass the practice and his church , Full Gospel Tabernacle in Jesus Name , on to his adult son , Little Cody . The snake was found in a field near the town of Yushu, Shaanxi province on Saturday and is believed to have been killed by an unknown person who had bitten it while hunting for snakes earlier Coots refused treatment for the bite , authorities said .
Star of `` Snake Salvation '' has died of venomous snakebite . The snake was found in a field near the town of Yushu, Shaanxi province on Saturday and is believed to have been killed by an unknown person who had bitten it while hunting for snakes earlier Coots refused treatment for the bite , authorities said .