A man bitten by a rattlesnake while hiking on Blodgett Peak in Colorado Springs has been rescued.

The hiker, a 20-year-old male, was hiking with friends when he was bitten Tuesday afternoon.

According to his friends, Jonathan Baker was bitten on his right calf. A blackhawk helicopter from Buckley AFB plucked Baker off the mountain and transported him to the new Penrose hospital. The Colorado Springs Fire Department tells 11 News Baker is in stable condition.

Firefighters were able to locate and kill the snake, confirming that it was an adult rattlesnake that bit Baker.

Woodmen Road was closed between Sawback Trail and Blodgett Ranch to allow a medical helicopter to land and has since reopened.

11 News talked with Baker's two friends about the encounter with the rattlesnake when they got down off the mountain.

"It really scared the heck out of me," said Taylor Carlson.

"We were just walking and my friend stepped on it and it bit him in the leg," said Colby Carlson.

Carlson said the two foot long snake quickly hid under a rock after it struck, fortunately he and his brother knew exactly what to do.

"We tied the tourniquet and called 911, kept him stable," Colby said.