May 25, 2013
Authorities say they don't expect to file charges in the death of a woman bitten by a snake at church.
48 year old Linda Long died after a rattlesnake bit her at the East Holiness Church in London.
Handling snakes in a religious service is against the law in Kentucky, but a sergeant with the Laurel County Sheriff's Department says it would be difficult to prosecute because of religious freedom.
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