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

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

A tourist was walking down a trail in Savage Gulf State Park in Tennessee when a rattlesnake believed to be a timber ...

Experts are reminding you about the dangers of snakes after a Tennessee man was killed by a snake bite while going for a hike ...

Hiker who died after being bitten by venomous snake in Tennessee made fatal mistake, officials believe - The man died in a ...

"The timber rattlesnake — also called the American viper, black rattlesnake, eastern rattlesnake, timber rattler and ...

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

A hiker is dead after he was bitten on the hand while picking up a rattlesnake on a trail at the Savage Gulf State Park in ...

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

An estimated 7,000 to 8,000 people are bitten by venomous snakes each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A hiker in a Tennessee state park died after picking up a rattlesnake that bit him in what was a rare fatality arising from a snake bite, authorities said Friday.