00:00 This podcast episode discusses the practice of snake handling, both in a religious context and as a hobby or profession.

05:22 This section discusses the different types of snake handling, including religious serpent handling and non-religious snake handling done by professionals such as herpetologists, snake milkers, veterinarians, and rescue and recovery workers.

10:26 Snake handling should be done with caution and professionals recommend using tools or implements to safely remove snakes without harming them.

15:48 Snake handlers should be cautious and avoid getting hurt, as venomous snakes can inject venom that can cause tissue damage, internal bleeding, organ failure, and excruciating pain, while constrictors can suffocate and harm humans as well.

21:12 Snake handlers use their skin to feel and react to the fast movements of the snakes, and when milking a snake, they hold it behind the head to prevent it from turning and to massage the venom glands.

26:39 Snake handlers in the Church of God with Signs Following believe in taking the Bible literally, which includes picking up snakes and drinking deadly substances as a show of faith, and while they enter into a religious ecstasy when handling the snakes, they do not take any safety precautions or have anti-venom shots readily available.

32:00 Snake handlers have been raided and arrested for possessing venomous snakes, but they are typically not indicted or charged with a crime, even though it is illegal to keep such snakes in Tennessee.

37:10 Snake handlers often mistreat their snakes, leading to malnourished and unhealthy snakes that are less likely to strike or inject venom when they do bite.

42:34 Snake handlers often mistreat snakes, leading to malnourished and unhealthy snakes that are less likely to strike or inject venom when they do bite, which helps explain how people are able to survive handling them.

47:45 Bill Haast, a snake handler, flew around the world with his own blood to save people who were bitten by venomous snakes, and he lived to be 100 years old with snake venom pumping through his blood all day long.

53:10 The hosts answer various listener questions, including their favorite books, the potential health benefits of sleeping without alarm clocks, plans for live shows overseas, a request for a podcast episode on color blindness, updates on property squatting and Hippie Rob, the possibility of revisiting past episodes, the mystery of how Jerry works, evidence for the flood of Noah's ark, whether any topics are off limits, and their thoughts on the 90s.

58:37 The hosts discuss their differing opinions on the music of the 90s and 80s, with one host arguing that there was a lot of bad music in the 90s and the other defending the decade's music.