AI6YR BenSFGate: Mendocino Co.: Redwood Valley Woman Dies From Snake Bites
https://www.sfgate.com/news/bayarea/article/mendocino-co-redwood-valley-woman-dies-from-22217389.php
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BekahPCT hikers are not known for wearing heavy, slow hiking boots. #rattlesnakes
https://www.backpacker.com/news-and-events/news/rattlesnake-bites-hikers-2026/
"...The incident is the second snakebite-related emergency on a Montecito hiking trail this month, according to authorities...." #rattlesnakes #SantaBarbara
LA Times: Hiker survives rattlesnake bite on a Southern California trail
"A rattlesnake has bitten another hiker in Southern California, sending her to the hospital after being carried off the trail by firefighters over the weekend, according to Santa Barbara County officials.
On Sunday around 3:38 p.m., the Montecito Fire Protection District responded to the Buena Vista Trail to aid an injured hiker, according to an agency social media post. The female hiker was about three-quarters of a mile up the trail when she was bitten on the ankle. "
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-04-14/socal-rattlesnake-hiker-bit
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S.L.R. MagazineUK Heavy Metallers RATTLESNAKES Release Cover of Saxon’s “And The Bands Played On” and Official Visualizer. #rattlesnakes
El Pregoner del MetallRATTLESNAKES (Regne Unit) presenta nou single: "And the Bands Played On" #Rattlesnakes #HeavyMetal #Abril2026 #RegneUnit #NouSingle #Metall #Metal #MúsicaMetal #MetalMusic
KTLA: 6th rattlesnake bite reported in Ventura County in less than a month
"...A sixth rattlesnake bite in less than a month, including one that was deadly, was reported in Ventura County over the weekend.
The victim, described only as a male, was bitten near CSU Channel Islands in Camarillo around 4 p.m. Sunday but was not on campus property, Ventura County Fire Department spokesperson Andrew Dowd told KTLA...."
https://ktla.com/news/ventura-county/ventura-county-rattlesnake-bite-sixth-reported/