A Ventura County woman has become the second to die recently from a rattlesnake bite on a Southern California hiking trail during an unusually active period of snake attacks and unseasonably warm weather.
The Ventura County Fire Department has received four reports of rattlesnake bites since March 14, according to department spokesperson Andrew Dowd. In comparison, the county recorded nine total bites in 2025.
The department responded to a call for a bite on a hiking trail at Wildwood Park just before noon on March 14. Paramedics took lifesaving measures and airlifted the patient to a local hospital for treatment…