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

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

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

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 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.

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

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

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

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 ...

A hiker died in south-central Tennessee after he was bitten on the hand by a venomous rattlesnake. Find out how common they are in Kentucky.

A hiker lost his life after a venomous snake bit him in Tennessee’s Savage Gulf State Park on Friday, an official said.