NatGeo Responds to Death of Jamie Coots

As has been widely reported, the snake-handling Pentecostal pastor and reality TV star from Kentucky Jamie Coots died on Saturday after being bitten by a poisonous snake. Coots and fellow pastor Andrew Hamblin were both featured on NatGeo’s “Snake Salvation,” which followed their lives and aimed to educate people about their religion. The DC-based cable channel issued the following statement today on Coots’ death:

On the passing of Pastor Jamie Coots:

National Geographic joins his family, friends and community in mourning the loss of Pastor Jamie Coots.

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