Northern California woman dies from snakebite
The 78-year-old victim died after suffering the bite in Mendocino County; it is the third such death in California this year
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A Northern California woman died from a snakebite, representing the third resident of the state to die from this cause so far in 2026.
The victim, a 78-year-old woman who was not identified by the sheriff's office A woman from Mendocino County was bitten multiple times by a venomous reptile on April 8 on a rural property in Redwood Valley. Emergency services transported the woman to a local hospital in the Ukiah area, but she died on April 10 from the effects of the snake venom.