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

A tragic incident at Savage Gulf State Park in Tennessee claimed the life of a hiker after a venomous timber rattlesnake bite ...

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

A peaceful hike through Tennessee's Savage Gulf State Park turned tragic when a man died after being bitten by a venomous ...

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 ...

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.

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

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 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.