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

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

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

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

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

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 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.

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

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

A hiker died at Savage Gulf State Park in south-central Tennessee after he was bitten on the hand by a venomous rattlesnake.

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

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