Hiker in Tennessee Who Picked Up a Venomous Snake Dies After Being Bitten

While thousands of people are bitten by venomous snakes in the United States each year, deaths are uncommon, according to the authorities.

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With a Shovel and a Dream, Woman Finds 2.3 Carat Diamond in Arkansas

After three weeks, with bug bites and tattered hiking boots, Micherre Fox found the stone at Crater of Diamonds State Park.

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Rescuers Find Body of American Hiker Who Was Missing in Pyrenees

Cole Henderson, 27, was last heard from in early July. Rescue workers found his body on Aug. 8, the Spanish police said.

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In Yosemite, Falling Tree Branches Kill a Young Hiker in ‘Freak Accident’

Angela Lin, 29, was a software engineer at Google who loved to spend time outdoors.

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Rescuers Seek American Hiker Missing for Days in the Pyrenees

Cole Henderson, 27, was last heard from on July 9, when he told friends he was putting his phone into airplane mode ahead of a mountain hike in Spain.

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Chasing Solitude, and Dinosaurs, in Comanche National Grassland

The Comanche National Grassland rewards visitors with the chance to follow dinosaur tracks and feel the spine-tingling thrill of total solitude.

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6 Outdoor Workouts to Try This Summer

It’s the perfect time of year to exercise outside.

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Cruise Ship Passenger Is Missing After Going for a Hike in Alaska

The woman, a doctor from Kentucky, was last spotted on security footage while leaving a building at the top stop of a tramway in Juneau.

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Bodies of 3 Hikers Who Jumped in Water Near Lake Tahoe Are Recovered

The three men had been hiking in Soda Springs, Calif., when they jumped into the water near Rattlesnake Falls, a remote and isolated area that made rescue difficult.

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2 Hikers Dead, 3 Others Injured After Rockslide in Canada’s Banff National Park

The hikers were struck by a cascade of sliding rocks on Thursday while traveling along a moderately difficult trail.

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