Rattlesnake bites hiker in California. It’s rattler season again — be on the lookout.

A 79-year-old man hiking on Mt. Tamalpais in the Bay Area had to be airlifted to a hospital Sunday after suffering several rattlesnake bites.

The Marin County Fire Department arrived at 2:15 p.m. Sunday to assist the hiker, who was flown to a Walnut Creek hospital by a California Highway Patrol helicopter, the CHP says. The man was reported to be in stable condition.