Salvation on Sand Mountain The climax of Salvation on Sand Mountain, author Dennis Covington’s account of his own exploration into the bizarre and small world of snake-handling, is when Covington himself takes up the snakes for his first (and last) time. As he describes in great detail, the experience of snake-handling for Covington was similar to that of an awakening. Covington felt no fear, as the snake became an extension of himself and the entire room faded to white. As Covington begins to come
Dennis Covington’s Salvation on Sand Mountain begins by focusing on the trail of Glenn Summerford. This creates a great stir in the small town of Scottsboro, Alabama, and what begins as a typical journalist seeking a hot story on an uncommon subject turns into something more. In some ways, Covington goes on a personal quest to further understand faith, though this is something that is not directly or explicitly stated in the novel. A large part of the book focuses on the snaking handling experience;