A 78-year-old woman has died following a series of snake bites while walking in California. On April 8, the unidentified woman was on a walk in the rural area of Redwood Valley when she suffered three snake bites, according to the Los Angeles Times and ABC News.

A hike through a remote Southern California trail turned terrifying when a woman was bitten by a rattlesnake and had to be airlifted to safety — the latest in a sharp spike of venomous attacks across Ventura County.

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 78-year-old woman was bitten by a snake three times and died of her injuries, the third snakebite fatality in California this year.

With San Diego’s warm winter fueling a spike in rattlesnake encounters, health officials urge: if bitten, stay calm and call 911 immediately.

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.