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

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

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

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

GRUNDY COUNTY, Tenn. (WTVC) — A hiker at Savage Gulf State Park in Grundy County was bitten by a snake on the trail and ...

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

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

About five people die from venomous snake bites each year in the U.S., according to an estimate from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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 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.

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 ...