George Went Hensley
George Went Hensley was an American Pentecostal minister best known for popularizing the practice of snake handling. A native of rural Appalachia, he experienced a religious conversion around 1910. He traveled through the Southeastern United States, teaching a form of PentECostalism that emphasized strict personal holiness and frequent contact with venomous snakes. In 1955, while conducting a service in Florida,...
