7th rattlesnake bite reported in Ventura County
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The woman's death marks the third fatal snake attack in California this year, officials said
A 78-year-old woman was bitten by a snake three times and died of her injuries, the third snakebite fatality in California this year.
The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to USA TODAY on April 23 that a woman died earlier this month in a snake-related incident.
A captured rattlesnake is held with snake tongs by Jason Magee of OC Snake Removal in Mission Viejo on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images) (MENDOCINO,
A 78-year-old woman has died from snake bites in Northern California, marking the third deadly snake bite victim in the state this year.
A Northern California woman has died from a snake bite, marking the third death of its kind in the Golden State so far this year. Authorities said the 78-year-old was bitten multiple times by a venomous snake on a rural property in Redwood Valley,