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A hiker died after being bitten by a rattlesnake in Savage Gulf State Park in Tennessee.

The hiker reportedly picked up the snake, which was likely a timber rattlesnake.

The hiker died after being transported to a hospital, likely due to an allergic reaction to the venom.

Thousands of people are bitten by venomous snakes in the U.S. each year, with a small percentage resulting in fatalities.

A man is dead after being bitten by a rattlesnake while hiking on a trail in south-central Tennessee .

The Tennessean reported that rescue crews were called to a trailhead at the Savage Gulf State Park in Grundy County at around 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 8, Matthew Griffith, the director of the Grundy County Emergency Management Agency , said.

The park is about two ho

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