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by **BAKUL KOPI** Mon Jun 18, 2012 4:49 pm

Snake-handling preacher dies from rattlesnake bite in West Virginia

West Virginia preacher Mark Randall "Mack" Wolford, who believed Christians should handle snakes to test their faith, died after a rattlesnake bit him over the weekend.

Wolford was bitten on the thigh about 2 p.m. Sunday afternoon, but he didn't come to the hospital until 10:30 p.m., a nursing supervisor at Bluefield Regional Medical Center told the Charleston Daily Mail. The incident occurred during an outdoor service at Panther State Forest, about 80 miles west of Bluefield in southern West Virginia, the paper said.

Wolford had turned 44 on Saturday. He had seen his father die of a snakebite when he was teenager, the Daily Mail reported.

The Washington Post Magazine had profiled Wolford in a story in November about the snake-handling faith. The Post said adherents cite Mark 16:17-18: “And these signs will follow those who believe: in My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

Snake-handling is legal in West Virginia, and Wolford was trying to keep it alive there and in neighboring states where it is not, the Post reported.

The Daily Mail reported that Wolford was bitten Sunday by a yellow timber rattlesnake -- named Sheba -- that he had often handled.

Wolford's sister told the Post that during the service he passed the snake to another church member and his mother, then laid it on the ground. "He sat down next to the snake, and it bit him on the thigh," the sister said, according to the Post.

The Post said Wolford was taken to a relative's house in Bluefield to recover, as he had from previous bites, but his condition worsened.

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http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/30/11956841-snake-handling-preacher-dies-from-rattlesnake-bite-in-west-virginia?lite

Terjemahan

Pendakwah penakluk ular meninggal karena gigitan ular derik di Virginia Barat

Pendakwah Mark Randall "Mack" Wolford dari Virginia Barat, yang percaya bahwa umat kristen seharusnya menaklukkan ular untuk mengetes keimanan mereka, meninggal setelah seekor ular derik menggigitnya pada minggu lalu.

Wolford telah digigit pada pahanya sekitar jam 02 minggu siang, tetapi dia tidak langsung ke rumah sakit sampai jam 10:30 malam, seorang supervisor perawat pada Bluefield Regional Medical Center menceritakan pada Chaleston Daily Mail. Peristiwa ini terjadi selama pelayanan luar ruangan di Panther State Forest, sekitar 80 mil barat Blufield sebelah selatan Virginia Barat, Daily Mail melaporkan.

Wolford berusia 44 tahun pada hari sabtu, dia telah melihat ayahnya meninggal karena gigitan ular derik ketika dia masih remaja.

The Washington Post Magazine mencatat profil Wolford pada bulan November tentang Keimanan Penaklukan ular. Whasington post mengutip Injil Markus 16:17-18

“Tanda-tanda ini akan menyertai orang-orang yang percaya, ....mereka akan memegang ular, dan sekalipun mereka minum racun maut, mereka tidak akan mendapat celaka”

Snake-handling adalah legal di Virginia Barat, dan Wolford sedang berusaha mempertahankan hukum tersebut, dimana di negara bagian tetangga kegiatan tersebut adalah illegal.

The Daily Mail melaporkan bahwa Wolford telah digigit pada hari minggu oleh ular derik yellow timber yang bernama --sheba-- yang sering dia pergunakan.

Saudara perempuan Wolford menceritakan bahwa selama masa pelayanan dia memberikan ular pada anggota gereja yang lain dan ibunya, kemudian dia rebahan. "Dia duduk disamping ular, dan kemudian menggigitnya pada pahanya"