California Sees Third Snakebite Fatality Amid Surge in Encounters

53 articles · Updated · Los Angeles Times · Apr 22

A 78-year-old woman from Redwood Valley, California, died after being bitten three times by a venomous snake on April 8.
Her death marks the third snakebite fatality in California this year, significantly above the typical annual average of one such death.
Experts attribute the rise in snake encounters to unseasonably warm weather, which has increased both snake activity and outdoor human activity.

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