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Botany

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Wed Aug 27, 2025, 01:38 PM Aug 2025

Snake bite claims hiker's life on Tennessee state park trail [View all]

GRUNDY COUNTY, Tenn. (WTVC) — A hiker at Savage Gulf State Park in Grundy County was bitten by a snake on the trail and didn't survive.

The incident happened last Friday around 12:30 p.m., according to Matt Griffith of the Grundy County Emergency Management Agency.

(Safety tip for today. Do not pick up rattlesnakes)

“Griffith said the victim picked up the snake and was bitten on the hand.”

https://newschannel9.com/sports/outdoors/snake-bite-claims-hikers-life-on-savage-gulf-trail-in-grundy-county?fbclid=IwY2xjawMMGh1leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFIWUFrVWwxSHUxZ2JKdHdlAR7kwLUYCZ8eyNjis1Ibvni-LrhCwD4aZEsj8m1gGSfxwb8ZVtqo0_U6-RtZMQ_aem_hD4yas7jNGj5Tt-B5_uYxg

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That sucks. Redleg Aug 2025 #1
That's what rattlesnakes do, FFS WheelWalker Aug 2025 #2
Let's change the headline Keepthesoulalive Aug 2025 #3
Can I Get a Darwin? The Roux Comes First Aug 2025 #4
Or maybe just don't bother wildlife. yardwork Aug 2025 #5
Recommended. H2O Man Aug 2025 #6
Most venomous snake bites Hornedfrog2000 Aug 2025 #7
Interesting,.....Most people survive rattlesnake bites. LeftInTX Aug 2025 #13
I hope he was not reenacting what he's seen (repeatedly) on tv--presumedly by those trained and taking hlthe2b Aug 2025 #8
Picking up a rattler is absolutely, suicidally idiotic, but they don't kill in minutes... sir pball Aug 2025 #9
Not minutes but it can happen quick. Melon Aug 2025 #10
Right, that's what the article said happened here (allergy/anaphylaxis). sir pball Aug 2025 #11
How many of us know if we are allergic to rattlesnake venom? JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2025 #12
Oh, I am definitely NOT saying "rattlers are NBD, play with them." Even if I do like them. sir pball Aug 2025 #14
The size of the snake also might have something to do with it too. Botany Aug 2025 #15
Even a huge dose of rattler venom won't kill in a half hour. sir pball Aug 2025 #16
Thanx Botany Aug 2025 #17
Rattlers actually deliver one of the biggest doses of of all venomous snakes... sir pball Aug 2025 #18
"the inland taipan is the only snake that can reliably kill a person in 30 minutes" Polybius Aug 2025 #19
The Wiki puts them third... sir pball Aug 2025 #21
Isn't that like posing for a selfie with a grizzly bear? Vinca Aug 2025 #20
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