Dangling a dead — but “nice 4-plus footer”— timber rattlesnake from a branch, Alabama pastor Matt Kelley declared the venomous reptile “almost got me.”
Kelley and a hunting buddy were recently checking a camera for one of his outdoor videos, and he walked up on the rattler while it was in the middle of finishing off a bird — a badly timed encounter that could have resulted in a territorial snake lashing out at an unwanted intruder. But Kelley, an avid hunter and outdoorsmen, promptly grabbed a “little ole sweetgum” branch and disposed of the slithering critter with a quick strike or two to its neck. Kelley then shared an impromptu object lesson on social media about how sin can sneak up on all of us when we least expect it.
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