A mass of cobras. I don't mean snakes; these are the Cobra Lilly (Darlingtonia californica) aka the California Pitcher Plant. They don't bite but they are carnivorous. They trap and digest insects lured by nectar into the modified leaves that form the "pitcher". Thus they derive the nitrogen that is lacking in the soil of their natural habitat- bogs and seeps with cold running water in northern California and southern Oregon.

 As diary entries go this one is completely out of sequence being a photo I took hiking on the Pacific Crest Trail on 12th. July 2018. I've been scrolling through some old images and I don't think I posted this one at the time.