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IRVINE, Calif. – A local mountain biking excursion turned fatal for a Costa Mesa<\/a> man who passed away this week after being bitten by a rattlesnake at an Irvine <\/a>trailhead.\u00a0<\/p>\n What we know:<\/p>\n The Irvine Police Department confirmed that the incident took place on February 1 at the Quail Hill Trailhead, located near the Quail Hill Community Center at 39 Shady Canyon Drive.\u00a0<\/p>\n Julian Enrique Hernandez, 25, was mountain biking in the area when he was bitten by a rattlesnake, officials said. He was immediately transported to a nearby hospital and placed in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Despite over a month of treatment, Hernandez died from injuries sustained during the encounter.<\/p>\n The Orange County <\/a>Coroner\u2019s Office identified the victim as Hernandez and officially attributed his March 4 death to an animal bite.<\/p>\n What we don’t know:<\/p>\n It is currently unclear what species of rattlesnake was involved in the bite or if any underlying health complications affected the recovery process.\u00a0<\/p>\n While rattlesnake bites are common in Southern California, fatalities are extremely rare; specific details regarding the emergency response time and the initial treatment provided at the scene have not yet been released.<\/p>\n What they’re saying:<\/p>\n In a verified GoFundMe<\/a> post, Hernandez’s brother expressed the family’s deep bond, writing, “I love Julian more than anything in the world and I’d like to get this out there. Please help support my little brother.”<\/p>\n He had previously shared that the recovery was expected to “take a much longer time than expected,” as the family gathered in “faith and prayer” during the ICU stay.<\/p>\n What you can do:<\/p>\n Hikers and bikers in the Irvine area are urged to stay on marked trails and keep a close eye on the ground, especially during warmer “early-season” days when snakes are more active.\u00a0<\/p>\n If you encounter a rattlesnake, maintain a distance of at least ten feet and do not attempt to move or touch the animal.\u00a0<\/p>\n You can support the Hernandez family by visiting the verified GoFundMe page.<\/p>\n The Source: This report is based on information from the Orange County Fire Authority and GoFundMe.<\/p>\n Orange County<\/a>Irvine<\/a>Wild Nature<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"article Julian Hernandez \/ GoFundMe IRVINE, Calif. – A local mountain biking excursion turned fatal for a Costa…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":217097,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,165,164,1184,2462,100,611,645,1181,16359],"class_list":["post-217096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news","tag-ca","tag-irvine","tag-news","tag-orange-county","tag-science","tag-us","tag-wild-nature"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217096","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=217096"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217096\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/217097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=217096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=217096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=217096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}