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Facts about Snails

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Did you Know? List of Facts about Snails
Facts are statements which are held to be true and often contrasted with opinions and beliefs. Our unusual and interesting facts about Snails, trivia and information, including some useful statistics about animals will fascinate everyone from kids and children to adults.

Interesting Facts about Snails are as follows:

Fact 1 - Definition: A snail is one of numerous species of terrestrial air-breathing gastropods belonging to the genus Helix and many allied genera of the family Helicid. A gastropod has a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes. A mollusc is an invertebrate having a soft un-segmented body, usually enclosed in a shell.

Fact 2 - They are abundant in nearly all parts of the world except the arctic regions, and feed almost entirely on vegetation - a land snail.
Fact 3 - Other gastropods include fresh-water and marine snails
Fact 4 - Snails hibernate during the winter and live on their stored fat
Fact 5 - There are 200,000 species of snails
Fact 6 - The shell of land snails is usually light brown with darker brown bands which follow the spiral of the shell
Fact 7 - The largest land snail is the Ghana tiger snail, which can grow up to 12 inches
Fact 8 - Snails stats and facts
- Weight: 10 grams
- Length: 12-15 inches
- Habitat: Gardens, parks, forests
- Lifespan: 15 years
- Speed: Very slow
- Diet: Snails are herbivores eating mainly leaves and plants
Fact 9 - The largest snail is the Syrinx Aruanus from Australia which grows up to 30 inches and can weigh 40 lbs
Fact 10 - The bottom of a snail’s body is called the foot
Fact 11 - The foot of snails contains a gland that makes slime, a sticky substance that helps the snail move along
Fact 12 - Snails hibernate in the winter living on stored fat
Fact 13 - The collective name for a group is an Escargatoire, Rout or Walk
Fact 14 - A snail grows a new spiral every year