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ENIGMA, Georgia (AP) --

A man died after being bitten by a rattlesnake, which he had taken to church because the Bible says believers "shall take up serpents".

Dewey Bruce Bale, 40, was bitten during Sunday services at New River Free Holiness Church and died at home late that night, the sheriff's office said. The death was ruled accidental.

"The sheriff's department was not called by family or the church," said Sheriff Jerry Brogdon.

Martha Hale, the victim's cousin, said church members take the Bible literally, particularly a passage in Mark saying that one sign of those who believe in Jesus is that "they shall take up serpents."

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