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

A Tennessee hiker died after being bitten by a timber rattlesnake, a species also found in Ohio. Learn more about Ohio's ...

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 ...

About five people die from venomous snake bites each year in the U.S., according to an estimate from the Centers for Disease ...

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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