Hiker picks up venomous snake, dies after bite triggers rare allergic reaction, authorities say

A photograph of a timber rattlesnake on train tracks at sunrise.

A hiker recently died after being bitten by a rattlesnake in Tennessee and experiencing a rare allergic reaction to the snake's venom, reports indicate.

Emergency personnel were dispatched to a trailhead in the Savage Gulf State Park on Aug. 8. Medical workers gave the man CPR on the trail and transported him to a hospital, where he died. The man's identity has not been made public.