A 78-year-old woman has died from snake bites in Northern California, marking the third deadly snake bite victim in the state this year.

A 78-year-old woman has died from snake bites in Northern California, marking the third deadly snake bite victim in the state this year.

The sheriff’s office stated that the preliminary cause of death was determined to be disseminated intravascular coagulopathy — a serious blood-clotting disorder — along with snake envenomation.