A 78-year-old girl has died from snake bites in Northern California, marking the third lethal snake chew sufferer within the state this yr.
The girl was strolling in a rural space in Redwood Valley on April 8 when she suffered three venomous snake bites, the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Workplace stated.
She was handled at a hospital however died on April 10, the sheriff’s workplace stated.
Whereas about 7,000 to eight,000 individuals are bitten by venomous snakes annually within the U.S., solely about 5 of these individuals die from the bites, in response to the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention.
However this already marks the third lethal snake chew in California this yr.
A 25-year-old man died after he was bitten by a rattlesnake whereas mountain biking in Irvine in Southern California in February, in response to ABC Los Angeles station KABC. In March, a 46-year-old girl died after she was bitten by a rattlesnake whereas mountaineering at Southern California’s Wildwood Regional Park, KABC reported.
Peak rattlesnake season is simply getting underway. The California Division of Fish and Wildlife stated bites are commonest between April and October.
