Spencer Hillier

My parents raised me to appreciate nature and how to enjoy it with family and friends. Group camping trips, family hikes, and long ski weeks are what I grew up enjoying.

As an adult, I now focus on more travel to backcountry areas to enjoy vistas and formations that not many get to see, trails that are on and off the beaten path, and camping.

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Great Basin Rattlesnake Crotalus oreganus lutosus

What is a Great Basin Rattlesnake (Crotalus lutosus)

What is a Great Basin Rattlesnake Great Basin Rattlesnake Overview The Great Basin Rattlesnake is a species of pit viper found in the Great Basin region of the United States. …

What is a Western Terrestrial Garter Snake

What is a Garter Snake (Natricinae thamnophis)

What is a Garter Snake The Garter Snake is one of the most common snakes to exist in the United States and is what I would consider an SIS, standard …

What is a Tarantula Hawk (Pepsinae pepsini)

What is a Tarantula Hawk Tarantula Hawk Overview The Tarantula Hawk is a type of parasitoid wasp that preys on different spiders (e.g., Tarantulas), mainly the tarantula, in order to …

What is a Black-tailed Rattlesnake (Crotalus molossus)

What is a Black-tailed Rattlesnake Black-tailed Rattlesnake Overview The Black-tailed Rattlesnake is a unique species of rattlesnake that lives in the southwestern United States and even in Mexico. What makes …

What is a Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer)

What is a Gopher Snake What is a Gopher Snake Overview The Gopher Snake is a large, relatively common snake that lives throughout a majority of the United States. While …