Safety tips for hikers include carrying a walking stick to help move a snake away from the trail and being alert when sitting near benches or rocks.

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

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

The hiker, who was not identified, was about a half-mile down the trail at Savage Gulf Park when he was bitten.

Matthew Griffith of the Grundy County Emergency Management Agency said a Timber rattlesnake is believed to have been involved ...

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

A man died in Tennessee after getting bitten by a rattlesnake that he picked up on a hike, local authorities said ...

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

An estimated 7,000 to 8,000 people are bitten by venomous snakes each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...

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

A hiker is dead after he was bitten on the hand while picking up a rattlesnake on a trail at the Savage Gulf State Park in ...

Hiker who died after being bitten by venomous snake in Tennessee made fatal mistake, officials believe - The man died in a ...