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

GRUNDY COUNTY, Tenn. (WTVC) — A hiker at Savage Gulf State Park in Grundy County was bitten by a snake on the trail and ...

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

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

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

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

The man died after being bitten on the hand by the reptile after he picked it up while hiking on a trail at the Savage Gulf ...

Hiker dies after snakebite in TN park; may have had venom allergy. Officials say he picked up the snake, triggering a fatal defensive strike.

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

A hiker died after a rattlesnake bit his hand when he picked up the reptile while on a trail in south-central Tennessee, local officials said. Around 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 8, rescue ...

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