This is a Mojave Rattlesnake. Yep, a rattler. These things pack the most deadly venom of any in the species, more deadly than the most insecure, virulent blogger haha.
This is one of my many excellent students, Melissa, who is also fearless around serpents. Boldness!
Dr. Reid,
I see you are still handling snakes:)
Blessings to you and hope to see you again, if you are ever around St. Louis, give me a call.
Tim Cowin
Mark 16:18
Hey Tim! Nice to see you. How is the family! I am flying into St Louis in Nov. to preach the Illinois Pastors conference. Oh, wait–I am speaking at the Missouri State Evangelism Conference in Jan 07–lets have a meal! Tell your girls I said hey (they may not remember me but I remember them).
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Kevin, and I believe the longer ending of Mark is part of the original. But that was not exactly the kind of service we had