One lone survivor

[BilletHead]

    Well had to take a look see at a couple of patches today. After three days of drizzle and rain the sun came out and it instantly got steamy in the woods.First thing I found was a mushroom poacher. Footprints, and a pile of dried too far along morels that had been dropped by the road ditch. Wish they would of at least left them in the spots where they had been picked to do their thing in the decayed leaves and proper soil. I suppose they had been taken to the suspects vehicle to be shown to the partner in the trespass crime. I did find one lone survivor next to the house where I had found the first two of the season. I also found some wood ear fungus. Pretty neat and fresh. Might have to try it? I see where it is edible but not choice. More of a medicinal quality used by the Chinese. Sometimes found in sweet and sour soup too. One of the biggest disappointments of the day was a dead snake. I think it may of been killed by an OA member who is deathly afraid of snakes. It was run over . I can only imagine the driver of the vehicle was running my rural dirt (mud) road doing fifty mph. At fifty yards it could be seen, at twenty-five yards identified as a ten foot long  rattleheadedcoppermoccisanspittingcobraconstrictor. They then had time to swerve to where the snake was to run it down. I have photographic proof,

     This is not trick photography either. This serpent is compared to black bear and a morel the size of a giant redwood. The kind of redwood that you could once drive through in California redwood forest. (As a child I did ride through one with my parents)

Actually it was a big fungus and the poor little snake was a midland brown snake. Still feared by the serpent haters!

And finally the wood ear fungus.

 BilletHead

[jtram]

What's your bears name?

[Flysmallie]

I'm going to quit my job and come hang out with you.

[Mitch f]

LOL,

I've always wondered how some guys make their fish look so big!

youre definitely eating the wrong shrooms!!?

[BilletHead]

jtram,

 I am deathly afraid of bears and did not ask him. I did have a close encounter with one in Canada and had to stick him with an arrow before he ate me. His name is DECEMBEAR. He now resides in my family room. Sometimes  in December we hang a red ribbon around his neck with a tree ornament hanging from it. Christmas presents go around and under him. Hence his name. I can hardly look at him now and think of that fateful day he lost his life and I was spared. I can now understand some guys fear of being eaten by a snake. I shudder at the thought!

  Ronnie we can hang out anytime. I have smoked cheese .

  Mitch I was looking for a toy army man or cowboy figurine for the photo op. Maybe a pair of tiny hands would of been better? A matchbox car driving through the giant morel?

Here is DECEMBEAR,

BilletHead skin is crawling thinking of bears Oh My

[Deadstream]

2 hours ago, BilletHead said:

ten foot long  rattleheadedcoppermoccisanspittingcobraconstrictor.

HA!   

[jdmidwest]

Funny, I am watching the Lone Survivor on FX now as I read this.  Story about a Seal Team in Afganastan.

[slab slinger]

Nice pics. The black hear mount is awesome. 

[Johnsfolly]

Awesome giant morel. The coolest microsnake that I have ever found was a worm snake (I stole the picture from the internet). It wasn't that different in size of that killer snake that you found on the road. We also found giant 5" ringnecked snakes terrorizing our neighborhood as well. What a safer world it would be if we ran them all over. Just kidding. I do get a really pissed when I see cars intentionally run over turtles.

[dan hufferd]

On 4/20/2016 at 3:22 PM, BilletHead said:

    Well had to take a look see at a couple of patches today. After three days of drizzle and rain the sun came out and it instantly got steamy in the woods.First thing I found was a mushroom poacher. Footprints, and a pile of dried too far along morels that had been dropped by the road ditch. Wish they would of at least left them in the spots where they had been picked to do their thing in the decayed leaves and proper soil. I suppose they had been taken to the suspects vehicle to be shown to the partner in the trespass crime. I did find one lone survivor next to the house where I had found the first two of the season. I also found some wood ear fungus. Pretty neat and fresh. Might have to try it? I see where it is edible but not choice. More of a medicinal quality used by the Chinese. Sometimes found in sweet and sour soup too. One of the biggest disappointments of the day was a dead snake. I think it may of been killed by an OA member who is deathly afraid of snakes. It was run over . I can only imagine the driver of the vehicle was running my rural dirt (mud) road doing fifty mph. At fifty yards it could be seen, at twenty-five yards identified as a ten foot long  rattleheadedcoppermoccisanspittingcobraconstrictor. They then had time to swerve to where the snake was to run it down. I have photographic proof,

     This is not trick photography either. This serpent is compared to black bear and a morel the size of a giant redwood. The kind of redwood that you could once drive through in California redwood forest. (As a child I did ride through one with my parents)

Actually it was a big fungus and the poor little snake was a midland brown snake. Still feared by the serpent haters!

And finally the wood ear fungus.

 BilletHead

Can you eat the wood ear fungus ?? It is everywhere in my mushroom spot, it doesn't look appetizing.