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Tennessee hiker spots timber rattler, picks it up, gets bit, and dies
Posted on 8/14/25 at 8:35 pm
Posted on 8/14/25 at 8:35 pm
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Hiker dies after being bitten by venomous snake in Tennessee state park
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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 in the park around 12:30 p.m. local time on August 8, agency director Matthew Griffith told CBS News in a statement. The unidentified hiker was about half a mile down the trail when first responders, including fire and rescue workers, EMS members and park rangers, arrived.
Griffith said a witness reported the man had picked up a snake, and the reptile then bit him on the hand. The snake is believed to be a timber rattlesnake, Griffith said.
The hiker was transported to an area hospital, Griffith said, and died from his injuries there.
Griffith said the hiker appeared to have died from an allergic reaction, but said the hiker's full cause of death has yet to be released.
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Posted on 8/14/25 at 8:36 pm to LegendInMyMind
That’s tiggrdad from the OB
Posted on 8/14/25 at 8:41 pm to LegendInMyMind
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hiker appeared to have died from an allergic reaction
Ummmmmm, he died from a damn snakebite
Posted on 8/14/25 at 8:42 pm to LegendInMyMind
Nature: 1 more
Dumbasses: 1 less
Dumbasses: 1 less
Posted on 8/14/25 at 8:42 pm to LegendInMyMind
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timber rattlesnake
Came across one on the AT when I heard it start rattling right next to my foot. I cut its head off with a knife, took the rattle, and left his carcass on a rock as a warning to other snakes.
ETA - definitely did not attempt picking it up... thats just dumb
This post was edited on 8/14/25 at 8:43 pm
Posted on 8/14/25 at 8:43 pm to Spankum
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Ummmmmm, he died from a damn snakebite
When someone dies quickly from a timber rattlesnake bite, its very likely that they just happened to be allergic to the venom. Without being allergic, an untreated bite would typically take many many hours if not days to be fatal from this species of snake.
This post was edited on 8/14/25 at 8:45 pm
Posted on 8/14/25 at 8:43 pm to LegendInMyMind
What a dumb arse. Jesus Christ, when are these knuckleheads who love the outdoors, and try to get clicks leave animals alone?
Posted on 8/14/25 at 8:45 pm to Spankum
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Ummmmmm, he died from a damn snakebite
Anaphylaxis from the venom.
Posted on 8/14/25 at 8:48 pm to AthensRattler
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When someone dies quickly from a timber rattlesnake bite, its very likely that they just happened to be allergic to the venom.
That's the main thing that scares me about venomous snakes. Getting popped by complete happenstance and being allergic without even knowing, causing rapid death, would suck. I don't plan on messing with snakes, but you never know what one step would get you.
ETA: It is also an allergy that you can just develop over time. So, you could think you're fine in that regard, get bit, and you're done.
This post was edited on 8/14/25 at 8:50 pm
Posted on 8/14/25 at 8:50 pm to AthensRattler
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When someone dies quickly from a timber rattlesnake bite, its very likely that they just happened to be allergic to the venom. Without being allergic, an untreated bite would typically take many many hours if not days to be fatal from this species of snake.
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AthensRattler
Posted on 8/14/25 at 8:54 pm to LegendInMyMind
Darwin claims another.
Posted on 8/14/25 at 8:55 pm to White Bear
I mean i clearly stated I didn't pick it up and used a big fn knife to kill it so obviously that's not me.
Thats actually the most famous action star to ever grace the big screen.
Thats actually the most famous action star to ever grace the big screen.
Posted on 8/14/25 at 8:55 pm to LegendInMyMind
That’s what garden guns are for.
Posted on 8/14/25 at 8:57 pm to LegendInMyMind
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the hiker's full cause of death has yet to be released.
No cure for the dumbass
Posted on 8/14/25 at 8:58 pm to AthensRattler
Nothing can compare to Tigerdroppings.
Random rattle snake bite discussion? Some dude named AthensRattler appears within minutes and clears everything up
Random rattle snake bite discussion? Some dude named AthensRattler appears within minutes and clears everything up
Posted on 8/14/25 at 8:59 pm to LegendInMyMind
Stupid games
Posted on 8/14/25 at 8:59 pm to LegendInMyMind
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the hiker's full cause of death has yet to be released
So he could have died from just about anything
This post was edited on 8/14/25 at 9:00 pm
Posted on 8/14/25 at 9:01 pm to Spankum
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Ummmmmm, he died from a damn snakebite
Totally possible to be allergic to the venom. Rattlesnake bites are rarely fatal. Cottonmouth and copperhead bites, too.
Posted on 8/14/25 at 9:02 pm to LegendInMyMind
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the hiker's full cause of death has yet to be released.
I’m going to guess that it had everything to do with the SNAKE BITE.
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