South African Church Goes Viral Over Snake-Eating

Reports say Penuel Mnguni founded his church in March 2014 after being trained by Lesego Daniel, who also made headlines after calling on his church members to drink petrol and eat grass.

The pastor declared a snake had become a chocolate (chomp) and instructed the congregation to eat it.

The pastor feeds one of the congregants with the snake.

The pastor feeds another congregant with the snake.

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