Witnesses told officials that the man picked up what is believed to be a timber rattlesnake before it bit him.

WASHINGTON — A hiker at a Tennessee state park has died after he was bitten by a venomous snake, according to park officials.

A man has died after he was bitten by a venomous snake at a Tennessee state park, according to park officials.

While thousands of people are bitten by venomous snakes in the United States each year, deaths are uncommon, according to the ...

First responders were called to the Savage Gulf trailhead off 55th Avenue in Gruetli-Laager Friday around 12:30 p.m.

A man has died after being bitten by a rattlesnake while hiking in a Tennessee state park. Authorities say the hiker was ...

A peaceful hike through Tennessee's Savage Gulf State Park turned tragic when a man died after being bitten by a venomous ...

A man died in Tennessee after getting bitten by a rattlesnake that he picked up on a hike, local authorities said ...

A hiker suffered a fatal snake bite in Tennessee after picking up a Timber rattlesnake near the beginning of a trail in ...

A hiker has died after being bitten by a snake in a popular state park, The New York Times reported. The incident marks one of the rare instances of a fatal snake bite.

The unidentified male hiker, who was in Tennessee’s Savage Gulf State Park on Aug. 8, picked up what was likely a Timber rattlesnake, which has “venom potent enough to kill a human,” but whose “bites ...

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