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 ...

The unidentified male hiker, who was in Tennessee’s Savage Gulf State Park on Aug. 8, picked up what was likely a Timber ...

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

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.

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.