kentucky police, the pentecostal preacher with the hit reality tv show, had made it home and once again refused treatment when the paramedics arrived before 9 p.m. they say the snakebite killed him an hour later. coots and his followers in rural appalachian believe they re called by god to handle deadly serpents. if they are bitten, they put their life in god s hands. he was badly bitten by a rattle snake and lost part of his finger. it was the most pain i felt in my life. that much of the bone was exposed before it broke off. reporter: he spent years fighting with state and local authorities. laws banning the use and ownership of poisonous snakes. national geographic expressing their condolences. we steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. chelsea clinton is the latest high-powered celebrity to lend her voice to the gay rights movement.
took part in the murders of more than 20 people. miranda barbour says the killings were part of a satanic ritual and took place from alaska to north carolina. now local police and fbi are trying to figure out whether the confession is a bid for attention or the real deal. it s all about facts. can she actually articulate names, places, locations. but short of that, this is just a lot of bragging. barbour and her husband are being held in jail for the murder of a man they met through craigslist. a kentucky minister who starred on the reality tv show snake salvation has died, bitten by a rattle snake. jamie coots refused medical treatment and died at his home about two hours after the bite. abc s steve osunsami has more. reporter: pastor jamie coots has been bitten nine times by the snakes he handles during his sermons. big ones. reporter: but it was the tenth bite that sent him to meet the lord.