Does anyone know what kind of snail this is?

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26 Mar 2007, 1:56 am

I want to know what species of land snail my avatar is? I've been trying to look it up, but haven't found anything affirmative yet. I want to know if its a snail I could see in the wild (within US) or something I could buy as a pet. I think its darn cute. uh...but not as cute as my kitty of course (who is sitting by my feet worshipping me as I write ok, ok she's really sleeping).



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26 Mar 2007, 2:07 am

It looks like a garden snail like we get here after it rains.



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26 Mar 2007, 2:13 am

I dunno, frenchs love to eat a type of snail, maybe it's one of them :?



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26 Mar 2007, 3:54 am

RedMage wrote:
It looks like a garden snail like we get here after it rains.

Here in Vic too.



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26 Mar 2007, 3:59 am

Yep, it's a Garden Snail (Helix aspersa). They are native to Europe but have been introduced worldwide, so chances are you'll be able to find them in your backyard where ever you live.


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26 Mar 2007, 4:50 am

Nightcry wrote:
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It looks like a garden snail like we get here after it rains.

Here in Vic too.

Looks same as our English snails too!


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26 Mar 2007, 12:29 pm

Are you guys sure its a garden snail? I thought garden snails wre tiny, even in Europe? The snail in pic looks big like one of those African snals but with different colored shell. He looks about the size of a banana slug to me.



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26 Mar 2007, 3:09 pm

Er..I don't know any kind of snails, so I'll just say....Is it a snail? :D :D :lol:



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26 Mar 2007, 3:15 pm

CLICK > Common Garden Snail


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26 Mar 2007, 3:16 pm

Ralph522 wrote:


Why would anyone want to eat one?



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26 Mar 2007, 3:17 pm

ahayes wrote:
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Why would anyone want to eat one?
what?


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26 Mar 2007, 3:20 pm

No it's definitely NOT a giant African snail. I have lots of those in my yard and they are huge (fist-sized) with different shaped shells and darker brown. Yuck.

I would agree with the majority - you've got the garden variety (pun intended) snail that people eat.



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26 Mar 2007, 3:25 pm

Ralph522 wrote:
ahayes wrote:
Ralph522 wrote:


Why would anyone want to eat one?
what?


http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2003/05/05/urbananimal.DTL wrote:
Do Italians eat snails?
The Romans ate snails, but present-day Italians aren't as crazy about them as the French are. The French have almost hunted them into extinction, but the Italians have not. There is San Giovanni's feast day, though, on June 24, and that particular saint's symbol is the snail, for God knows what reason. To celebrate his feast day, Italians go crazy for snails. But the rest of the year, you don't see much snail consumption.



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26 Mar 2007, 3:29 pm

ahayes wrote:
Raph522 wrote:
ahayes wrote:
Raph522 wrote:


Why would anyone want to eat one?
what?


http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2003/05/05/urbananimal.DTL wrote:
Do Italians eat snails?
The Romans ate snails, but present-day Italians aren't as crazy about them as the French are. The French have almost hunted them into extinction, but the Italians have not. There is San Giovanni's feast day, though, on June 24, and that particular saint's symbol is the snail, for God knows what reason. To celebrate his feast day, Italians go crazy for snails. But the rest of the year, you don't see much snail consumption.
8O how am I supposed to know...

Why would people want to drink milk squeezed from a cows udders or eat pigs when they eat their own droppings... It either tastes good or People are just weird <_<;;;? :lol:


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26 Mar 2007, 3:32 pm

there were ulterior motives behind my posts



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26 Mar 2007, 3:52 pm

ahayes wrote:
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Why would anyone want to eat one?

They are actually quite yum, with enough garlic!


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