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As an active mushroom hunter (living in Russia), can confirm that it is likely. Mushroom gathering is extremely popular here, so experienced mushroom hunters ar
by vogre 3y ago
As an active mushroom hunter (living in Russia), can confirm that it is likely.
Mushroom gathering is extremely popular here, so experienced mushroom hunters are looking for second and third tier mushrooms, which are not that edible and have nasty mimics.
So there is a moment when you confuse a champignon to a death cap, or Kuehneromyces mutabilis(summer stump mushroom) to Galerína margináta(deadly as the death mushroom), or parasol mushroom to fly agaric.
Especially if you have bad eyes.
Source: mushrooms in my stomach that I gathered and ate today.
- FridayNightTV 3y ago[flagged]
- vogre 3y agoI am just Russian who live in Russia and have some local context here. You are free to call me a troll, but I think you are just devaluing opinions that you don't like. At least I can speak about local mushroom eating traditions and dangers from first hands - I do it from childhood.
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- chemodax 3y agoThis is definitely propaganda comment: eating mushrooms in Russia is never considered as risky.
- vogre 3y agoIs it a sarcasm? We have tens of people dying from mushroom poisoning each year. Usually with stories like "grandma fried some mushrooms, whole family died, dad in coma".
- chemodax 3y agoNo. I don't say about real statistic date. I say only about people's *perception* about risk.
- vogre 3y agoAh. Here in Russia there are many things that are not considered risky: swimming in the ice hole in frozen river eating like everything from nearby forest driving without seatbelts not going to doctor when it hurts While one most likely will go away with it, these things still can be deadly.
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