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Hiker in Tennessee Who Picked Up a Venomous Snake Dies

The New York Times · 17h

Hiker in Tennessee Who Picked Up a Venomous Snake Dies After Being Bitten

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

Hiker made fatal mistake when encountering venomous snake, officials believe

A hiker suffered a fatal snake bite in Tennessee after picking up a Timber rattlesnake near the beginning of a trail in Savage Gulf State Park, officials said.

New York Post on MSN · 21h

Tennessee hiker killed by venomous snake bite in state park after picking up the deadly reptile

The unidentified male hiker, who was in Tennessee’s Savage Gulf State Park on Aug. 8, picked up what was likely a Timber rattlesnake, which has “venom potent enough to kill a human,” but whose “bites are rare,” according to the National Zoo.

1don MSN

Warnings about snake bites after Tennessee hiker dies at state park

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

2don MSN

Hiker dies after being bitten by venomous snake in Tennessee state park

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

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