The Sickener

Thanks. It actually was not sticky at all, and looked much smoother than the other ones I saw.

Yes, could be. It looks kind of sticky on the cap. Here is a list with the Russula species: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Rus...

Thanks Corduneanu! http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/130... Could this be the same species?

The red color on the top and the fact that it looks sticky to the touch would make me think that it's Russula Emetica (the Sickener). Also bu the twigs around it I think it's a fairly small mushroom, no bigger than 10 cm across (3-4 inches).
The rest of the mushroom: the white gills would indicate that it has a white stem also (most of the times), but taking in consideration the other facts I can be pretty sure it's a Russula Emetica.

Thanks! There were quite a few snails, which would explain it. How can you tell Russula emetica from other red Russulas?

I can give wikipedia.org or rogersmushrooms.com , but I don't think you'll find in this stage because it looks the way it look as a result of being eaten by snails.

Thanks Corduneanu! Do you know of any websites that show it in this type of a stage? I can't find any photos similar to this.

Looks like Russula emetica