There are some big spiders in San Diego. This is one of the biggest. This is the Ebony tarantula. We see them all the time on our hikes. If you are nice to them, they are nice to you. 
This Gopher Snake was just chilling out, sunning himself on the trail. I wanted to get him off the trail so mountain bikers didn’t run over him. It pretended it was a rattlesnake by rattling its tail and striking at me. I got it off the trail safely. It ...
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Bob Marley‘s song, three Little birds, really captures this tranquil and relaxing setting of birds chilling out in our front yard birdbath. Love it. #Birds #Birdbath. 
I grew up with all the guys from Pennywise in the South Bay. Always great to get together. being onstage in front of a crowd like this is always epic!!
Saw this cute little gopher snake while we were hiking last night. Definitely a pretty juvenile snake. The view of the lake was not too bad either. Get out there and enjoy the beauty that life has to offer. 
Always be snake aware when walking your pets. This baby Red Diamond Rattlesnake was hard to see at first. Keep your dog on a short leash in snake territory. 🥰🐕
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Snake snakes everywhere! Gotta love these beautiful Red Diamond Rattlesnakes. Good thing I saw it. It was right on the trail but at least not coiled up. Just sunning itself. After some coaxing, it slithered off the trail. What a beauty :-)
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What is this white hairy spider? I just saw a baby Tarantula Hawk wasp sting it, immobilize it, and fly away. I thought they only stung tarantulas. #spider #spiders #tarantula
I saw up to 14 California Turkey Vultures circling this dead Southern Pacific Rattlesnake this morning, so I set up my camera to catch the vultures eating the snake. They were scared and stayed away most of the day, but I did get a timelapse of this one vu...
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Saw this little baby southern Pacific rattlesnake while on our hike last night. He was super cute and mellow, but still could cause a lot of damage if you stepped on it.

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