The snake will stay until Jerry picks the mushrooms. Once he does, it will disappear suggesting that he did as it wanted and that the mushrooms are important.

Eddie may notice that the unhealthy vegetation are not fungal in nature. They would be leaves, grass, flowers, and shrubs. They're also contained in a small area rather than spreading throughout the entirety of the woods.

The Council will tell Jerry about the Feywildes, of which little is known, but that the Feywildes are not known to capture nor bother anyone so far from their territory. Any trouble with the Feywildes is normally contained to Nocwich. They'll advise him further that his vision was probably from a guardian of the shrine he visited, and that it must be showing him a way to restore the shrine back to its original state. They tell him to hang onto the mushrooms as it may be important to unlocking the secrets within Josselyn's home or the magic used by the Acolytes.