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Most mushrooms in north america are poisonous and there are a large variety of species and they are often identified by location and physiology. The only mushroom in the americas that is both easy to id and safe to eat is a shaggymane, morels while easy to id are not safe to eat raw.

Should have also noted depending on the age of the mushroom some can become toxic or cause problems when combined with alcohol

Those would go great with a spinach salad

>>2136505
Very dangerous, they hold you hostage for salmons.

>>2136505
statistically you're way more likely to be killed by bees or lightning.

but black bears aren't to be fucked with. They do kill people pretty much every year. If I were you I'd buy some bear mace and carry it religiously just in case.

Personally my only up-close bear encounter was three cubs that kept stealing our sandwiches on a picnic when I was a kid. The weren't violent but they were definitely scary because they were hungry and fearless.

They're chicken shits. If you scream at them sort of loud, they get spooked and book it for the woods.
When I lived in the mountains, they'd come and knock over my garbage cans all the fucking time. My dad's medium-sized dog was capable of scaring them up trees without getting his shit wrecked.

>>2135346
put tobasco on all the sniles.

>>2135346
that's pretty dope man

id love to have a snail collection delivered to me

>>2135346
That's hilarious. Wish I could help.

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'Burning bush' in progress. Year 3

>>2133514
>>2133512
Nice, very nice.

Also, is that a chinese shar pei mix?

Ps. ill keep you all updated.

>>2133054
Birds with bites (usually cat bites) very rarely survive. This is true even after heavy rounds of antibiotics are used.

>>2133061
Poor little thing, why's that btw? is it to do with bacteria or something?

You people try to rehabilitate nature's rejects?

In my expert opinion, they need 1(one) dose of sedimentary rock delivered craniumly.

It could be bloating after overfeeding, let them rest.
If your super worried puree some prunes and mix a bit in too the formula, laxitives will clear up any blockage

You need to start wiping their asses with a warm, wet cloth. They need to poop. Desperately. They will die if they don't. The only way to get a kitten to poop at that young of an age is to mimic some mamma cat tongue action. You're going to have to do this a few times a day until they can start pooping on their own.

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Fluffy

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Lassie
Funfact, it was actually a dude in RL

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>>2124416
the only correct asnwer is Ren

>>2138591
Is that you with one of your catches? Damn son. That's nice.

Don't expect too much from anyone here. It's mostly women and other faggots that think nature is "some where else."

Freshwater fishingfag here. Favorite spot is the pond in my parents neighborhood. Coastal Virginia. Some guy stocked it with all kinds of neat stuff like 20 years ago and it is thriving.

Nothing better than taking a bucket of shiners over there and catching fish from the comfort of the back yard.

Largemouth, black crappie, bowfin, yellow perch, white perch, sunfish, gray cats... my dad even pulled a nice nice chain pickerel just like op pic out of there once. Good fucking times.

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>>2138612
I'll post a few pics of some of the better fish we've pulled out of the pond. Most are from last summer. Largemouth bass

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>>2138579

She wants to have your babies.

http://hencam.com/henblog/2015/03/why-a-hen-squats/

As they say, OP.

You're fucking this chicken, I'm just holding it.

That means she's low on the pecking order. Probably on the bottom to be honest. No joking she's being submissive because thats what gets the other hens from bullying her as much. She's just acting as if you're another hen higher on the pecking order.

Mk. VI Spitfire

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>>2138420
I fucking wish

>>2138356
>What on earth is Snopes?

>>2138356
You're only supposed to feed it every few days anyway

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Let me point out all the dumb shit about this story that myself and any snake keeper has heard no less than 60 fucking times.

1. >old woman

Snakes "big enough" to "eat humans" (which I'll go ahead and point out has NEVER FUCKING BEEN DOCUMENTED TO HAPPEN EVEN ONCE) are going to be African/Indian Rock pythons, Burmese pythons, reticulated pythons, and green or yellow anacondas. Not a single one of which can be handled or lifted without extreme difficulty from a single fit human, much less a little old lady. They will weigh upwards of 200-300 lbs in adult females. So little old Gammy here won't be handling or moving shit. Leading me to:

2. >it's big enough that it can leave its cage, but the woman can still put it back in for bedtime

Snakes require consistent heat and humidity. You don't just let your Burmese python slide around your living room all day long with its dick out, then put it back in it's cage at night. That's not how it works. They are tropical animals for the most part and will be in shit health without a regulated environment. They won't shed properly. They won't digest their food. They won't even eat if they don't feel they can reliably warm themselves. They aren't potty trained, they would leave massive shits and urates on your rug if you let it loose all day.

3. >at some point, the python won't eat for a few days

A few days? Really? This is the dumbest part. Snakes that size are going to be eating prey like very large rats, rabbits, guinea pigs, chickens, or even young pigs at intervals of a fucking month or so. They can easily go a fucking year without eating and often do. They don't eat "every few days" and anyone who takes their snake to a vet for missing less than like 6 months of meals is a retard. Breeding seasons, shit husbandry, and general pickiness lead to feeding strikes months long. Everyone who has a snake knows this- or at least should.

Continued below because yeah I'm salty.

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>>2138308

Everyone I've ever met who's favorite animal was a wolf was either a fat dude with long hair, or a plump girl with bad teeth

Which one are you?

furry detected

Dude thats a monitor lizard

>>2138205
Not quite xD but thanks for the lulz

A vet

I have never had a problem with turning an outdoor cat not an I door. The first night or two yeah it tends to be terrible but give them attention, care, and it should be no issue. Honestly the first night is the worst buy after converting five of them, I've had no issue after the first one or two days.

>>2137900
How 'outdoor' were they? This is basically a stray that adopted me.

Even before moving from the trailer he moved into hen it wasn't serious winter (by which I mean northern plains -15 below before windchill) its not unusual to go a week or two without seeing him - and I'm only assuming he will use a litter box (he did poop inside once, the first week I had him when I accidentally locked him in for 15 hours - I built a ramp to an open window that very night)


I also think, that after even say 10 days locked inside when I do let him out, he'll run off and have no way back in. I know he can get by by himself and dont want to lose him, but i don't want to hold him prisoner all the time either especially since I work a lot, and in the future may work hitches (14 days away fro home in the field, 14 days home) and don't want him to lose his street smarts and connections he gets by on now

second day bump:

Is it difficult to train a, say, 2 year old outdoor cat to use a litter box or will it be more of less natural?

I can't be having Erdos shitting all over my new pad, It's the nicest place I've had in years

>>2137675
That's a decent sized egg.

>>2137675

was it on the ground or is this a nest?

>>2137698
right there in the mulch
Kinda buried