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

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

A hiker has died after being bitten by a snake in a popular state park, The New York Times reported. The incident marks one of the rare instances of a fatal snake bite.

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

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

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