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Garden snail

Helix aspersa

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Description:

What kind of snail is this? I was shocked to find this chap next to my front door - the biggest I have ever seen. The shell was about 5cm long and he was about 10cm long when in full stride.

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p.young713
p.young713 12 years ago
giant African land snail
(Achatina fulica) http://www.cleapss.org.uk/attachments/article/0/L197.pdf?Primary/Resources/Guides/


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3 Comments

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 12 years ago

These are really lovely pictures.

ColinMacleod
ColinMacleod 12 years ago

Thanks for the suggestions, but after having a look around I am pretty sure it Helix aspersa, aka, a garden snail. I've never seen one so far north.

Matthijs
Matthijs 12 years ago

could be a Roman snail (Helix pomatia)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helix_pomat...

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ColinMacleod
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ColinMacleod

Scotland, United Kingdom

Spotted on Oct 1, 2011
Submitted on Oct 1, 2011

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