West Virginia Pentecostal pastor Mack Wolford died Sunday after a rattlesnake he was preparing to use at an outdoor service bit him on the thigh. Wolford was a serpent handler, one of the rare Appalachian believers who demonstrate their faith by holding hazardous creatures in their bare hands. Why do the snakes used in Pentecostal serpent handling have to be poisonous? So the believers can truly show their faith in God. In serpent handling, itâs the threat of death by poison that makes the test of faith meaningful. Practitioners prefer the term âserpent handlingâ to âsnake handlingâ because it underscores that the reptiles in question are venomous monsters, not common garden snakes.
2.3.1 How is the Respiratory System Linked to Acid-base Changes? Respiratory regulation refers to changes in pH due to pCO2 changes from alterations in ventilation. This change in ventilation can occur rapidly with significant effects on pH. Carbon dioxide is lipid soluble and crosses cell membranes rapidly, so changes in pCO2 result in rapid changes in [H+] in all body fluid compartments.
in human respiratory system: Interplay of respiration, circulation, and metabolism. The interplay of respiration, circulation, and metabolism is the key to the functioning of the respiratory system as a whole. Cells set the demand for oxygen uptake and carbon dioxide discharge, that is, for gas exchange in the lungs. The circulation of the blood links the sites of oxygen utilization and uptake.