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

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

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

GRUNDY COUNTY, Tenn. (WTVC) — A hiker at Savage Gulf State Park in Grundy County was bitten by a snake on the trail and didn't survive. The incident happened last Friday around 12:30 p.m., according ...

A man has died after being bitten by a rattlesnake while hiking in a Tennessee state park. Authorities say the hiker was ...

That’s a lesson that a Tennessee man learned this week in a tragic way after a timber rattlesnake that he picked up bit him, eventually leading to his death, according to local officials. A ...

A hiker lost his life after a venomous snake bit him in Tennessee’s Savage Gulf State Park on Friday, an official said.

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 hiker died after he picked up a rattlesnake and was bitten on the hand in a state park in Tennessee, authorities said.

The man died after being bitten on the hand by the reptile after he picked it up while hiking on a trail at the Savage Gulf ...

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

A hiker has died from a snake bite on the Cumberland Plateau. It happened at Savage Gulf State Park in Grundy County around noon on Monday. Multiple agencies sent emergency personnel to the scene.