Wander through your backyard or walk along a stream and it’s likely you’ll see a snail – small, squishy animals with shells on their backs. Snails are found in water, whether in salty oceans, rivers ...

Giant african snails are spreading into new areas, and their invasion is raising serious public health concerns. These snails ...

Snails have over 1,000 microscopic teeth. Some eat leaves, but different snails eat many different things, including other snails. Photo by Jennifer Schlick Of all the flora and fauna in the region, ...

On islands from Hawaiʻi to the Atlantic, some of the planet’s most distinctive land snails are disappearing so quickly that ...

Heliciculture has become one of the newest and fastest growing industries in the United States. Heliciculture, the process of snail farming, is being developed by a number of individuals. The market ...

It may be the slowest race on the planet. England just hosted the Snail Racing World Championships over the weekend. UPI reports how this past Saturday marked the return of the event in Congham — a ...

Land snail extinctions are accelerating across islands, exposing a devastating collapse of some of the world’s most fragile ...

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. Wander through your backyard or walk along a stream and it’s likely you’ll see a snail – small, squishy animals with shells on their backs.