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Photo credits: species photos

Photos in the chapters “More Snakes”, “Bugs and Critters” and “Plants: Poisonous, Edible and Both” are from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licenses shown (public domain, CC0, CC BY, CC BY-SA). They were resized and compressed. The author and license also appear under each photo in the guide.

SpeciesAuthorLicenseSource
prairie rattlesnakePatrick AlexanderCC0file page
western rattlesnakeConnor LongCC BY-SA 4.0file page
mojave rattlesnakeLvthn13Public domainfile page
sidewinderVictorrochaCC BY-SA 3.0file page
pygmy rattlesnakeCDC (public domain)Public domainfile page
sonoran coral snakeDavid JahnCC BY-SA 2.0file page
black tailed rattlesnakeCaudatejakeCC BY-SA 4.0file page
northern watersnakePatrick CoinCC BY-SA 2.5file page
eastern milksnakePeter PaplanusCC BY 2.0file page
eastern hognoseBladerunner8uCC BY-SA 3.0file page
gopher snakeBenjamin GenterPublic domainfile page
kissing bugJuan Cruzado CortésCC BY-SA 4.0file page
american dog tickSam DroegeCC BY 2.0file page
bald faced hornetRhododendritesCC BY-SA 4.0file page
european hornetFilippo TurettaCC BY-SA 4.0file page
paper waspAlvesgasparCC BY-SA 3.0file page
asian giant hornetGary AlpertCC BY 2.5file page
velvet antJudy GallagherCC BY 2.0file page
puss caterpillarPatrick CoinCC BY-SA 2.5file page
gila monsterBlueag9CC BY-SA 3.0file page
colorado river toadWildfeuerCC BY-SA 3.0file page
mealwormPengoCC BY-SA 3.0file page
periodical cicadaTanja PoppCC BY-SA 4.0file page
crayfishWikimedia Commons contributor (public domain)Public domainfile page
deadly nightshadeJoan SimonCC BY-SA 2.0file page
foxgloveJörg HempelCC BY-SA 3.0 defile page
oleanderAlvesgasparCC BY 2.5file page
castor beanBrinerustleCC BY-SA 3.0file page
rosary peaForest & Kim Starr (USGS)Public domainfile page
lily of the valleyIvar LeidusCC BY-SA 4.0file page
poison oakElfCC BY-SA 3.0file page
jimsonweedWikimedia Commons contributor (see file page)CC BY-SA 3.0file page
mountain laurelArx FortisCC BY-SA 3.0file page
false helleboreUser:SB_JohnnyCC BY-SA 3.0file page
buckeyeWikimedia Commons contributor (see file page)CC BY-SA 3.0file page
white snakerootSten PorseCC BY-SA 3.0file page
monkshoodBernd HaynoldCC BY-SA 2.5file page
brackenRasbakCC BY-SA 3.0file page
fiddleheadThe CosmonautCC BY-SA 2.5 cafile page
mayappleEric HuntCC BY-SA 4.0file page
sunchokeWikimedia Commons contributor (see file page)CC BY-SA 3.0file page
persimmonPeterwchenCC BY-SA 4.0file page
pawpawScott Bauer, USDA ARSPublic domainfile page
queen annes laceKieran Roy PowellCC BY 4.0file page
wild parsnipSkogkattenCC BY-SA 4.0file page
garlic mustardO. PichardCC BY-SA 3.0file page
violetJames SteakleyCC BY-SA 3.0file page
wild cherryWikimedia Commons contributor (see file page)CC BY-SA 3.0file page
giant centipedeJohn (Flickr)CC BY 2.0file page
honey beeAndreas TrepteCC BY-SA 2.5file page
western blacklegged tickCDC / James Gathany (public domain)Public domainfile page
blister beetlexpdaCC BY-SA 4.0file page
black nightshadePlantmanCC BY-SA 4.0file page
common milkweedAmos Oliver DoyleCC BY-SA 4.0file page
yewDidier DescouensCC BY-SA 4.0file page
curly dockStickpenPublic domainfile page
hickoryPeter DziukCC BY-SA 4.0file page
redbudGreg HumeCC BY-SA 3.0file page
hawthornElstroCC BY 3.0file page
shepherds purseSaltySemanticSchmuckCC BY-SA 4.0file page
mulleinForest & Kim StarrCC BY 3.0file page
sprucedmcdevitCC BY-SA 2.0file page

Illustrations and diagrams

Generated illustrations. Where no suitable free photo was found, a drawing was generated by AI for this guide. Each one carries a visible “Illustration” label. Real plants and animals vary: compare an illustration with a real photo or a local guide before eating anything. These are never the only picture of a dangerous look-alike.

Step diagrams. The “How to Prepare It Safely” diagrams were drawn for this guide as vector graphics. Each one names the sources its steps come from.