The snail is a small to medium sized mollusc that is generally split into three groups which are land snails, sea snails and freshwater snails. There are nearly 1,000 different species of snail that are spread throughout the world’s continents.
Fast Facts about Snails
1. The “giant tiger land snail” also known, as “giant Ghana snail” is the largest land snail in the world, their length can reach up to 12 inches.
2. Snails’ bodies produce a thick slime. Because of this slime, they can crawl across the edge of a razor and not get hurt.
3. Snails can have lungs or gills depending on the species and their habitat. Some marine snails actually can have lungs and some land based snails can have gills.
4. Snail-like animals that do not have a shell are usually called slugs.
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5. Snails usually travel in irregular paths, often traveling in a circle.
6. Snails reply mainly on their sense of touch and smell when finding food because they have very poor eyesight. Snails cannot hears.
7. Common garden snails have a top speed of 45 m (50 yards) per hour. Making the snail one of the slowest creatures on Earth.
8. The snail is a delicacy in French cuisine called escargot. The snail is also eaten in many other countries of the world, often as a fried meal.
9. In English, the expression “a snail’s pace” is a term used to describe a slow, inefficient process.
10. Snails can survive from 3 to 7 years in the wild and up to 25 years in the captivity.
