The deadliest mushrooms belong to the Amanita genus, which includes the “destroying angel” and “death cap.” To tell them apart, the destroying angel is all white, while the death cap can be yellow to brown to white on top, while its bottom is all white.
It’s hard to tell the difference between one mushroom to the next. Most Amanitas live near trees so keep that in mind if you come across them. Remember, they are not safe to eat. It’s best to not eat any mushrooms that are in the wild because you never know which can be harmful or safe for your body.
Rattlesnakes Will Let You Know When They're Angry
Something you don’t hear often, but when you do, you know you need to be cautious of the sound of a rattlesnake’s rattle. The rattle is located at the end of the snake’s tail and is made up of keratin segments. This is what our fingernails are made up of as well. When vibrated, these segments will bounce into each other, and that is what causes the alarming buzzing sound.
When a rattlesnake sheds their skin, a new segment is added to its rattle. In most cases, the snake uses its rattle to warn predators and enemies from getting too close. If you or another predator get too close it will spring at you, biting and injecting you with its lethal venom. In most cases, this particular venom is for killing small animals for food, after the snake uses its heat-sensing vision to find their prey.
Range Shifts Warn of Climate Change
A very telling sign of a change in climate is the shifting of animal and plant ranges. A range is an area where a species naturally occurs, taking the temperature, rainfall, humidity, and other natural factors into account. When these factors are altered by climate change, animals and plants will begin moving out of their normal ranges.
A perfect example would be grizzly bears when they move north and run into the territory of polar bears. Moose and snowshoe hares will do the same, following a bush that’s been able to grow taller when in warm climates. Scientists have estimated that half of all living species are moving somewhere new.
Beware of Lakes Located Near Volcanoes and a Warm Environment
If there’s a lake that’s located in an extremely warm environment, never seems to have a cooling down period, and is close to a volcano, it could mean things are about to pop like a viciously shaken soda. The magma that’s under the ground might be pushing carbon dioxide into the bottom of the lakes which causes a ton of pressure. Since it’s normally hot all year round, the lake never mixes, and the gas doesn’t have the opportunity to escape.
On the other hand, if the area gets bombarded with lots of heavy rainfall, or possibly an earthquake, it explodes into what is called a limnic eruption. This means that water will burst out and the suffocated carbon dioxide erupts killing everything around it for miles. You can find a few of these lakes in Africa, however, once they were identified, people started degassing them.
Don't Go Into a Channel of Choppy Waters at the Beach
If you see a channel of choppy water on the beach, seaweed and debris moving away from the shore in a particular area, a section of discolored water, or a gap in the line of waves, it’s likely that a deadly rip current lies beneath the water’s surface. Usually called riptides, these currents are very powerful, fast channels of water flowing away from the shore.
If you see seaweed and other debris moving in the opposite direction of the shore in a certain area, a gap in the waves, or discolored water, it’s more than likely that a dangerous rip current is just beneath the water’s surface. A lot of people mistake these currents for riptides but rip currents are always fast and powerful channels of water that flow away from the shore. To be on the safe side, you’ll want to check for signs before getting into the water.