California county records sixth person bitten by rattlesnake in just under a month
Two fatalities have been reported in southern California so far, with warmer spring resulting in the reptiles being out on trails earlierA sixth person has been bitten by a rattlesnake...
By Cecilia Nowell · The Guardian World
Two fatalities have been reported in southern California so far, with warmer spring resulting in the reptiles being out on trails earlier A sixth person has been bitten by a rattlesnake in southern California’s Ventura county in just under a month, two-thirds of the number of people bitten in all of 2025. Andrew Dowd, a Ventura county fire department spokesperson, said paramedics responded to a call on Sunday for a man who had been bitten by a rattlesnake. The victim said he had been bitten near California State University Channel Islands. Continue reading...