Snails can hide in their shells for months or even years, slowing metabolism and sealing in moisture to survive harsh ...

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

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 ...

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Researchers rediscover tiny tropical land snails, reclassifying lost species and reshaping the tree of life in Central ...

Each purple storm snail that washes ashore carries a story of remarkable survival at the ocean’s surface, Jace Tunnell writes ...

Beaches often gift us treasures like seashells or sea creatures, but sometimes, certain rare and unique creatures wash up on ...

ROCKVALE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Located in western Rutherford County, Snail Shell Cave is 13 miles of underground water passage through the limestone of Middle Tennessee. Snail Shell Cave has been known by ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Ned is a perfectly nice snail. If he had a dating profile, it might read: good listener, stable home, likes broccoli, seeks love. But he’s already exhausted his local options ...