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 ...

Hermit crabs are more than happy to let snails build them a perfect home. Hermit crabs are obsessed with snail shells. These crafty little crabs, found in California's rocky intertidal zone, are more ...

Q. I was cleaning out my shed and found a big pile of empty snail shells in the corner. No snails or shells anywhere else — just in that corner. What gives? Probably rats. They like to eat snails and ...

It’s so she can hang out with what’s in there: snails. Really she just wants to count them – or any evidence of them. And her description of these little beings with eyes on two stalks and little ...

Snails and slugs are common pests in gardens. They belong to the mollusk family along with oysters, and they crawl along over ...