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Doc9151
Mycologist



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public service announcement 🤪
#26486781 - 02/15/20 09:48 AM (3 years, 11 months ago) |
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Hello my mushroom hunting family, hope this message finds everyone well. Just a friendly reminder to be careful when out in the bush poking your hands into places critters hide. I walked right up on this big monster water moccasin. luckily it was still chilly so this critter was not aggressive like in the warmer months.
Wanted yall to see this so you know that they are out and moving around with the warmer weather recently. This snake is 3-4 feet in length and about 3 inches in diameter, looks like it needs a meal.
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  Psilocybe cubensis data collection thread. please help with this project if you hunt wild cubensis. https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=26513593&page=0&vc=1#26513593
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ToxicMan
Bite me, it's fun!


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Re: public service announcement 🤪 [Re: Doc9151]
#26486826 - 02/15/20 10:14 AM (3 years, 11 months ago) |
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Absolutely! We're approaching the time of year when they're waking up and are sometimes in groups. Here's my photo of a similar encounter while hunting spring mushrooms.

That's a pretty big prairie rattlesnake. The little ones are just as venomous.
-------------------- Happy mushrooming!
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MpSeph
Cow Field Creature



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Re: public service announcement 🤪 [Re: ToxicMan]
#26486868 - 02/15/20 10:51 AM (3 years, 11 months ago) |
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I Wear Tall, Thick Rubber Boots While Hunting Mushrooms, Especially In Tall Grass & Near Creeks, Streams & Other Waterways.
I Also Wear A Good Pair Of Jeans. Loose Jeans, Not Skinny Jeans Or Tight Jeans.
It Is Also A Good Idea To Carry A Walking Stick That You Can Poke Around Through Tall Grass & Bushes Before You Walk Through.
When Walking Through Tall Grass, I Make Sure & Stomp My Feet As I Walk.
Snakes Live On Their Belly. They Feel Vibrations, & If They Feel Something Stomping Towards Them, They Will Likely Slither Away & Hide. If There Is One In Your Path, Stomping Will Get Him Out Of Your Way.
Edit: That Being Said, I Have Walked Down Creeks In The Sabine National Forest & Unintentionally Walked 1-2 Ft Right Past Many Water Moccasins That Were Curled Up By A Tree & I Never Had One Strike At Me.
Unless You Step On One Or Kick It, 9 Times Out Of 10 They Won't Bother You. You Are Way Bigger Than They Are, They Don't Want To Attack, But They Will Defend Themselves.
-------------------- Tips For A Beginner Mushroom Hunter https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/27146775 One Who Hunts Mushrooms Is A Mushroom Hunter. One Who Eats Them Without Knowing What They Are, Is A Dumb Mushroom Hunter. - Seph
Edited by MpSeph (02/15/20 10:55 AM)
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MpSeph
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Re: public service announcement 🤪 [Re: MpSeph]
#26486884 - 02/15/20 11:02 AM (3 years, 11 months ago) |
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When A Rattlesnake Rattles His Tail, He Is Only Letting You Know He Is In The Area, So That You Don't Step On Him.
He Is Only Saying "Hey, Im Over Here, Don't Step On Me"
-------------------- Tips For A Beginner Mushroom Hunter https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/27146775 One Who Hunts Mushrooms Is A Mushroom Hunter. One Who Eats Them Without Knowing What They Are, Is A Dumb Mushroom Hunter. - Seph
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Greenween
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Re: public service announcement 🤪 [Re: MpSeph]
#26487680 - 02/15/20 10:00 PM (3 years, 11 months ago) |
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Mpseph, your posts are an eyesore I bet a lot of other users don’t read anything you write, as I never do. I can’t. Where did you learn to write? Do you just get off on using capital letters? Atrocious
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iwh678
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Re: public service announcement 🤪 [Re: Greenween]
#26487702 - 02/15/20 10:25 PM (3 years, 11 months ago) |
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It has crossed my mind quite few time that I'll meet my end excitedly going to snatch a mushroom only to be bit by venomous snake.
Edited by iwh678 (02/15/20 10:25 PM)
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susurrador
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Re: public service announcement 🤪 [Re: Greenween]
#26487719 - 02/15/20 10:46 PM (3 years, 11 months ago) |
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Quote:
Greenween said: Mpseph, your posts are an eyesore I bet a lot of other users don’t read anything you write, as I never do. I can’t. Where did you learn to write? Do you just get off on using capital letters? Atrocious
Looks like you forgot two periods and have at least one incomplete sentence there.
Edit: Forgot to say thanks, OP for the reminder. I have rattlers in my area and over time between sightings- I tend to forget about them and go back to sticking my hands in the woodpile.
-------------------- "If it doesn't work, you can always hit him with it."
Edited by susurrador (02/15/20 10:49 PM)
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MpSeph
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Re: public service announcement 🤪 [Re: Greenween]
#26487986 - 02/16/20 08:17 AM (3 years, 11 months ago) |
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This Is The 2nd Or 3rd Time You Have Ruined A Good Thread,That Has Great Information, With Your Sissy Nonsense.
I Will Tell You Again, Like I've Told You Before, & Please Listen This Time.
"If You Don't Like The Way I Type, Ignore Me, Don't Reply"
& Like The User Above Pointed Out, For Someone Who's Picky On How People Type. You Don't Type That Good Yourself.
I Never See You Post Anything Helpful Or Anything Worth Knowing.
-------------------- Tips For A Beginner Mushroom Hunter https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/27146775 One Who Hunts Mushrooms Is A Mushroom Hunter. One Who Eats Them Without Knowing What They Are, Is A Dumb Mushroom Hunter. - Seph
Edited by MpSeph (02/16/20 08:20 AM)
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doctorghosty
is the name of me



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Re: public service announcement 🤪 [Re: MpSeph]
#26488001 - 02/16/20 08:34 AM (3 years, 11 months ago) |
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Greenween, stop being a dick
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HAKR ELITE
"Sure. Mushrooms Friends."

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Re: public service announcement 🤪 [Re: doctorghosty]
#26488181 - 02/16/20 10:51 AM (3 years, 11 months ago) |
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I see the CAP drama happens quite often on here...MpSeph just do you brother fuck a hater and as for you Greenween I get real annoyed with people like you that put people's write ups on a pedestal like yours is fucking perfect go become a teacher and watch how miserably you fail at it because your grammer is shit as well...All you did is made me and others not want to read shit you say because you are a Dick!!
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