Destroying Angel. Amanita possibly bisporgeria or virosa. I can't remember the region specific binomial. This little guy will give you food poisoning like symptoms for a few days. Followed by a recession period where you feel good again. After a few days of that, it will start inducing acute renal failure and a few days of agonizing pain before death. Such a beautiful mushroom
Not a bad haul for only a couple hours in the woods. Got some birch polypore and Amanita muscaria in the dehydrator for some teas and a gang of paw paws for some snacks and wine. Unfortunately, the honey mushrooms didn't make it through the night and got all soggy... Now is a beautiful and fruitful time in the Appalachians. Lots of mushrooms fruiting, fruit orchards are harvesting, hunting season is here. We've lived along side of this wilderness since our ancestors came here and it's our duty to honor, protect and, enjoy the world that they built for us. If you're not going outside, you're wrong.
Some cool toads, a milk snake, wine caps and, ovoids are back in for a brief fall season! We saw a big northern water snake too. He was too quick to catch though