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"&lt;img alt=\"0217-snake-salvation-01\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2014/02/17/0217-snake-salvation-5.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The rattler that took a deadly bite out of \"&lt;strong&gt;Snake Salvation&lt;/strong&gt;\" pastor &lt;strong&gt;Jamie Coots&lt;/strong&gt; will not be killed&amp;#160; ... in fact, the family will deploy the snake during next Saturday's service ... TMZ has learned.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Coots was bitten Saturday while he was preaching to his congregation and died after refusing medical help ... believing he was protected from the venom by God's power.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jamie's son Cody tells us, the family still believes in God's protective power against snake venom -- despite his father's death -- telling us his dad felt it was much better to die from a snakebite than a stroke or car accident ... in fact, for him a snakebite was \"God's way.\" &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cody -- who will take over as pastor -- says, \"It was God saying, this is how you wanted it, and it's your time to go ... If he didn't plan [to die this way] he would have stayed alive.\" &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As we reported ... even though using &lt;a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.tmz.com/2014/02/17/jamie-coots-snake-salvation-pastor-jamie-coots-kentucky-law-rattlesnake/\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;snakes during religious services &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;is illegal in Kentucky, the police chief told us he would NOT enforce the law.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a class=\"lightbox-link\" href=\"http://www.tmz.com/photos/2014/02/18/remembering-jamie-coots-snake-salvation-pastor/\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img alt=\"0218_remembering_jamie_coots_footer\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2014/02/18/0218-remembering-jamie-coots-footer-2.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.tmz.com/2014/02/17/jamie-coots-snake-salvation-pastor-jamie-coots-kentucky-law-rattlesnake/\"&gt; &lt;/a&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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