Table of Contents Acknowledgments v Preface: Dangerous Neighbors by Jesse C. Donahue 1 1. Bitten: Poor Americans and Snakes 13 2. Cures: The Strange and Often Painful Treatment for Snakebite Before American Antivenin 43 3. Antivenin: Bringing the Real Cure to the United States 72 4. On Stage: Traveling Acts, Circuses and Zoos 98 5. On Screen: Snakes in the Movies, Reality Television and Documentaries 122 6. In Jesus' Name: Holiness and the Handling of Serpents 153 Conclusion: Has Anything Changed? 174 Chapter Notes 191 Bibliography 208 Index 215.