• Though touching a poisonous mushroom usually does not pose a risk, always wash your hands after you touch one. • To dispose of poisonous mushrooms: Put the poisonous mushroom into a sealed bag and ...

California health officials have issued warnings about foraging for wild mushrooms after four people died ...

The County of Santa Barbara Health Department is issuing an updated warning regarding the dangers of consuming foraged wild ...

Death Cap mushrooms are still poisonous even after cooking, boiling, freezing or drying, officials said. Initial symptoms, ...

California health officials issue urgent warning after toxic death cap mushrooms cause fatal outbreak. These dangerous fungi ...

The individual, who has not been identified, went foraging for wild mushrooms also known as "death cap mushrooms," were ...

The family was hospitalized after eating wild mushrooms.

Four people have died since mid-November, state health officials say.

Yet another person has died from eating a toxic variety of mushroom that has been blooming recently in California — bringing ...

Just half of a "death cap" mushroom can be deadly, one expert said.

Instead, they rely on taste, outcome and experience. If a wild animal eats a mushroom that later makes it ill, it will avoid those mushrooms in the future, provided the animal survives. They’ll likely ...