California mountain biker dies after month-long hospital stay following rattlesnake bite

A California mountain biker has died after a rattlesnake encounter in a nature preserve prompted a month-long hospitalization.

Julian Enrique Hernandez, 25, of Costa Mesa, died on March 4, according to the Orange County Coroner’s Office.

The initial emergency took place on Feb. 1 at around 11 a.m. local time at the Quail Hill Trailhead, a popular recreation spot near the Quail Hill Community Center.

The Irvine Police Department confirmed that Hernandez was mountain biking when he was bitten by a rattlesnake.