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It was huge. Its light brown shell stood taller than the tip of my shoe. Its yellowish-green body stretched about an inch ...

To protect snails, avoid picking them up by their shells. Photo: Getty Images They slowly crawl through flower beds, across sidewalks and streets—and it’s not uncommon for people to want to help the ...

A Swedish artist has spent hours painstakingly creating minuscule works of art - on snails' shells. Stefan Siverud was so concerned about the creatures getting crushed in his garden, he decided to ...

Unusually aggressive snail behaviour has been observed in Japan and the far east of Russia - two species have been found that don't retreat into their shell when they sense a predator, but instead ...

The snail’s shell diameter averages about 22 to 30 millimeters (.87 to 1.18 inches). Each snail’s shell has a unique combination of stripes and colors, so no two are exactly alike. These snails eat ...