Chris Connolly Photography

Garden Snail

With their messy trails and taste for greens, Garden Snails are often considered to be a pest whose strong homing instinct makes human control difficult. They are often seen after rain and leave a tell tale trail of mucus. Being hermaphrodites, Garden Snails each have both male & female reproductive organs, but although they can mate with themselves, it's more usual for them to find a partner. When conditions are dry, Snails retreat into their shell and seal the entrance. They can survive in a state of suspended animation for several months. A single Snail can have 430 babies in a year. The Common Garden Snail is also edible and snail farming is currently a booming cottage industry in Britain

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With their messy trails and taste for greens, Garden Snails are often considered to be a pest whose strong homing instinct makes human control difficult. They are often seen after rain and leave a tell tale trail of mucus. Being hermaphrodites, Garden Snails each have both male & female reproductive organs, but although they can mate with themselves, it's more usual for them to find a partner. When conditions are dry, Snails retreat into their shell and seal the entrance. They can survive in a state of suspended animation for several months. A single Snail can have 430 babies in a year. The Common Garden Snail is also edible and snail farming is currently a booming cottage industry in Britain