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

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.

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

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 ...

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

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 Tennessee hiker died after being bitten by a venomous snake he picked up off the trail. Find out if something similar could ...

A man is dead after attempting to pick up a rattlesnake while hiking on a trail in south-central Tennessee resulted in a lethal bite.

A hiker in Tennessee died after a timber rattlesnake bit him. The incident happened at Savage Gulf State Park. The hiker ...

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