A Golden-area resident bitten by a rattlesnake while hiking on Saturday has died.

Daniel Hohs, 31, was taken to St. Anthony’s hospital in Lakewood where he was pronounced dead Saturday afternoon, according to the Jefferson County Coroner’s office.

Hohs was about a mile and half from the Mount Galbraith trailhead in Golden when emergency responders were dispatched to the site for a rattlesnake bite at 12:40 p.m., according to Jenny Fulton, a spokeswoman for the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.

According to Channel 9 News, Hohs was hiking with a friend who called for help. Emergency responders had to hike in to reach Hohs.

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Limit activity and try to stay calm to limit the spread of the venom, said Winston Tripp, the medical director for St. Anthony’s emergency services told the Denver Post in a 2016 story about rattlesnake bites.