MENDOCINO CO., 4/20/26 — A Redwood Valley woman died from a venomous snake bite this month, the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Monday.
On April 10 at about 11 a.m., the Sheriff’s Office was notified by a local hospital in Ukiah that a 78-year-old woman died from a suspected snake bite.
According to the coroner’s investigation, the woman was taken to the hospital on April 8 after being bitten by a snake in a rural area of Redwood Valley. She was apparently bit by a venomous snake three times and treated for the bites at the hospital, but her health deteriorated. She was pronounced deceased on April 10 at 9:30 a.m.
A post-mortem examination of the woman was carried out on April 15 and her death was determined to be caused by blood clotting issues and snake envenomation from snake bites, the Sheriff’s Office said.
It was ruled an accidental death by the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office chief deputy coroner and pathologist.