The mushroom killer
Almost like a wicked witch
Every fall before the snow flies, deadly poisonous death cap mushrooms pop up everywhere throughout the boreal forest and tundra.
These are a common toadstool type mushroom with an innocuous and nondescript appearance.
Living in an area where death cap mushroom are native, it seems necessary that most people would naturally develop a partial immunity to the toxins, as death from inadvertent exposure is rare. That being said, some people have died in open fields where these types of mushrooms tend to grow, without apparent cause.
Do not sniff directly, but do learn to recognize the odor. Only waft a small amount of air from near the mushroom toward your nose for a sniff test and breathe deep with plenty of fresh air away from it. The odor is faintly earthy at first, with a sickly sweet component which then develops into a sharp acrid smell with a caustic chemical burn inside the nostrils or on the eyeballs.
Healthy dry skin does not seem to be affected by touching the mushrooms, but the odor alone can kill even if one does not ingest the mushroom. It can cause blindness if the mushroom or any residue of it comes in contact with your eyes. Severe liver damage, kidney failure and death are inevitable if it is ingested.