A Tennessee hiker who picked up a rattlesnake during a trek through a state park died earlier this month after the snake bit him on the hand, officials said. The snake is believed to have been a ...

Tennessee's most venomous snake is the cottonmouth, or water moccasin. Cottonmouths can be found in aquatic and wetland areas like swamps, marshes, drainage ditches, ponds, lakes and streams.

Fatalities by venomous snake bites are rare, according to the CDC. A man has died after he was bitten by a venomous snake at a Tennessee state park, according to park officials. The victim, who was ...

Tennessee is home to more than 30 snake species, four of which are venomous. Here's everything you need to know ...

A hiker lost his life after a venomous snake bit him in Tennessee’s Savage Gulf State Park on Friday, an official said. Witnesses said the hiker attempted to handle a rattlesnake, resulting in a bite ...

With 55 total species of snakes, six of which are venomous, Mississippi has 4 million acres of wetland with many rivers and ...

While thousands of people are bitten by venomous snakes in the United States each year, deaths are uncommon, according to the authorities. By Rylee Kirk A hiker in a Tennessee state park died after ...

In this image released by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, a timber rattlesnake is shown. Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (GRUETLI-LAAGER, Tenn.) — A man has died after he was bitten by a ...

A hiker died in Tennessee's Savage Gulf State Park after being bitten by a venomous snake, officials said Thursday. Grundy County Emergency Management Agency personnel were dispatched to a trailhead ...

A hiker in a Tennessee state park died after picking up a rattlesnake that bit him in what was a rare fatality arising from a snake bite, the authorities said Friday. The hiker, a man who was not ...