A hiker in Tennessee died after being bitten by a venomous snake at Savage Gulf State Park, officials reported. The incident occurred on Friday (August 8) when the man, whose identity has not been released, was bitten by what is believed to be a timber rattlesnake. The hiker was approximately half a mile down a trail when he picked up the snake, which then bit him on the hand.

First responders arrived at the scene around 12:30 p.m. and administered CPR before transporting the man to a local hospital, where he later died. The Grundy County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) noted that the hiker may have suffered an allergic reaction to the bite, though the exact cause of death has not yet been confirmed.

Timber rattlesnakes are the largest and most dangerous of the four venomous snake s

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