# Why Don't Pentacostal Snake Handlers Get Bitten More Often?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 12, 2013, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-pentacostal-snake-handlers-get-bitten-more-often/668657 "2013-09-12T13:41:09Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-pentacostal-snake-handlers-get-bitten-more-often/668657/16 "2013-09-12T16:08:57Z")

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> [@lieu](#):
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> Have you ever tasted a Pentacostal before? Especially when they’re all sweaty and have been running around for awile, they can get a little gamey.

From the thread I cited just a few posts above:

> [@Snake Handling Pastor Bitten; Dies-Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snake-handling-pastor-bitten-dies-why/623656/39):
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> Don’t eat the Pentecostidae! Very bad for you. (ETA: Don’t let them bite you either.)
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> [sup](Pentecostidae: Land-dwelling blowfish?)[/sup]

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