Dalton Mills, narrator of Marked for Life, also shares the same hometown of Middlesboro, KY, with Cody and the Coots family.

In this episode, he offers a "crater's-eye" view of the unique town, sharing his perspective on the serpent handlers and how actually they are perceived by the people of east Kentucky.

Want to hear more about this subject? We have a podcast called Alabama Astronaut at alabamaastronaut.com detailing the recording session that Cody described in Episode 30 of Marked for Life, "The Ballad of Ol' Lemonhead."

Thanks for listening!

Cody mounts a defense for the people of the faith.

Even with years of sinning copiously, he noticed many of the faithful remained steadfast and pure, particularly one man from Alabama who lived his faith to perfection: watching no TV, "doctoring" for nothing, and clean shaven. He also had no Facebook, too.

Some of the revered believers, however, reports Cody – the ones who performed all the signs – were actually full of the devil all along.

"Not everything that shines is gold," he concludes about the serpent handlers.

Cody returns after two years to compose a final chapter of this memoir, Marked for Life.

"I thought writing this book would be like therapy," he said. "But then, I got my eyes off God."