The Tennessee hiker, wildlife experts stated, was likely bitten by the snake in self-defence when it was picked up.

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

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

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

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.

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 ...

The man died in a local hospital after being bitten on the hand by what officials speculate was a timber rattlesnake ...

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

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.

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