There are a few churches in West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky which continue to practice snake handling. If there are any DL programs available in this "discipline," it might be helpful to know about them. Russell Who only handles snakes AT A DISTANCE!!!
Well actually you will find one at the Indiana University Purdue campus, found when I searched under "herpetology" and "distance learning." Presumably they mail you a snake, and you do your lesson and either mail back the snake or the videotape you've made or both. http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:sLJPRedujus:www.ipfw.edu/academics/+herpetology+course+distance+learning&hl=en