US EditionHiker Dies After Venomous Snake Bite, Tennessee Officials Say
The hiker died after picking up a timber rattlesnake, which has venom potent enough to be lethal, officials said. Emergency crews responded promptly but he did not survive.
- A man died on August 8 after being bitten on the hand by a venomous rattlesnake while hiking in Savage Gulf State Park, Tennessee.
- The hiker had reportedly picked up the snake before the bite, and authorities are investigating whether an allergic reaction contributed to his death.
- First responders arrived shortly after 12:30 p.m., immediately began CPR using manual and mechanical methods, and transported the unconscious victim to a hospital where he later died.
- Matthew Griffith, Grundy County Emergency Management Director, stated that an allergic response to the snake bite remains a possible cause and advised anyone bitten by a snake to seek medical care without delay.
- The incident highlights the dangers of venomous snakes like timber rattlesnakes and underscores the need for caution, preparedness, and prompt treatment of snake bites.
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A hiker in a Tennessee state park died after picking up a rattlesnake that bit him in what was a rare fatality derived from a snake bite, authorities said on Friday. The hiker, a man who was not publicly identified, was at Savage Gulf State Park in Gruetli-Laager, Tennessee, around 12:30 p.m. on August 8, said Matthew Griffith, director of the Grundy County Emergency Association, in an email. A witness told the authorities that the hiker had pic…
Hiker Who Died After Getting Bitten by Rattlesnake Might Have Been Allergic To Snake Bite
A peaceful hike through Tennessee's Savage Gulf State Park turned tragic when a man died after being bitten by a venomous rattlesnake last week. Officials believe the culprit was a timber rattlesnake, the largest and most dangerous venomous snake native to Tennessee.Emergency crews rushed to the scene, but despite frantic efforts to save him, the hiker later died in hospital. Authorities are now considering whether an allergic reaction to the sn…
Hiker Dies After Snake Bite at Tennessee State Park
OutdoorHub Hiker Dies After Snake Bite at Tennessee State Park A tragic incident at Savage Gulf State Park in Grundy County has resulted in the death of a hiker who was bitten by a venomous snake while on the trail Friday afternoon. Emergency responders were called to the Savage Gulf trailhead off 55th Avenue in Gruetli-Laager around 12:30 p.m. The victim was located approximately half a mile down the trail, where multiple agencies, including pa…
This snake species is the largest and most dangerous of the four venomous snakes found in Tennessee.
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