Do Snails go to Heaven?

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SacValley Wilton, CA(Zone 9b) Jun 16, 2005

I've become a serial killer.
Why were snails put here on earth? Here are the only two reasons that I can think of:
Snails are better looking than earwigs.
Snails make pretty silver designs on the sidewalk.

:) Jo Ann

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sbragonier Hope Valley, RI(Zone 6b) Jun 16, 2005

Not to my Heaven they don't.... if so I don't want to go there.

Susan
a hosta-holic in training

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htop San Antonio, TX(Zone 8b) Jun 16, 2005

I usually try to exterminate them as fast as I can. They just ate my spider lily again as it was putting forth its new leaves.

It took me a while to find some other reasons snails are useful. :o)
Snails are eaten by many other animals.

Some do not eat live plants so they clean up debri and turn it into plant nutrients.

Native peoples used its shell for jewelry and for bartering.

The snail provides a good decription for something that moves slowly ... "at a snail's pace", "snail-mail", etc.

The have very small "brains" so they are used in studies involving memory.

Being an inticate part of the food chain, they (especially aquatic snails) provide a clue as to how polluted an area is because if pollution is wreaking havoc on the snail population, humans will be affected as well. So, they are a great monitoring device for the environment.

Others:
http://www.wsu.edu/DrUniverse/snails.html

They can be pets that don't take a lot of care: don't have to be walked, vaccinated, no need for a litter box, food is readily available, etc.

http://www.geocities.com/sarkymite/snails/snails.html

They can be a food source (yuck).
http://escargot.free.fr/eng/cooking.htm

I still hate them ...

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MiniSchnuz New Iberia, LA(Zone 9a) Jun 16, 2005

I hate them! but sometimes I think they're cute. Whatever I find them.. I give it to my chickens! They love it.. Yummy!! lol

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RikerBear Seattle, WA(Zone 8b) Jun 16, 2005

Snail Heaven, where the streets are lined with hosta leaves :-)

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ncgardenaddict Kannapolis, NC(Zone 7b) Jun 16, 2005

htop! HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Yea Riker, MY hostas!!

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RikerBear Seattle, WA(Zone 8b) Jun 16, 2005

:-) Mine too

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RachaelBee N., CA(Zone 9a) Jun 16, 2005

My dh likes to put a few side by side and see which one wins the "race"!

I hate snails, but I LOATHE slugs. At least I can pick the snails up by their shell and throw 'em across the grumpy neighbor's fence (another good use for them). lol!

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Durgan1 Brantford, ON(Zone 5a) Jul 28, 2005

Snails: You can get them in some restaurants, They are called escargot. In France they are considered a gourmets delight. All you need is to find a market. Just a thought. Europeans ( French in particular) can only dream of the wonderful snails in California.
Durgan1

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billyporter Nichols, IA(Zone 5a) Jan 12, 2007

Bump!

You guys are so funny! I Love your reasons!

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