This thread is in reply to a blog post by Seedfork entitled "Speaking of slugs and snails".
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Feb 23, 2016 12:00 PM CST
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Name: Annie
Waynesboro, PA (Zone 6a)
Cat Lover Region: Pennsylvania Keeper of Poultry
Maybe you could eat him? They're a delicacy in France you know. Seriously, though, is this a native species? Because I think I read somewhere that the southern US is facing an invasion of some sort of snail introduced from SE Asia. Might want to google on that... in the meantime, melt some butter and mm mm mmmm.
I am not "country" I am "landed gentry."
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Feb 23, 2016 5:49 PM CST
Name: Larry
Enterprise, Al. 36330 (Zone 8b)
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I tried to ID him, but found out there were lots of very similar looking snails. Just the thought of eating a slimy snail is a bit sickening to me. I was thinking when I found him that he must be some sort of introduced snail because I had never seen one that big, but I think I do remember finding a few similar to him last year. I might have imported some in with all the leaves I picked up, just hoping that there will not be many of them. Looked to me like he could eat an entire plant by himself.
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Feb 24, 2016 10:01 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Annie
Waynesboro, PA (Zone 6a)
Cat Lover Region: Pennsylvania Keeper of Poultry
You needs to get yourself a couple of hens, Larry. Turn them slugs and snails into eggs. Mm mm mmmm
I am not "country" I am "landed gentry."
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Feb 24, 2016 9:14 PM CST
Name: Jay
Nederland, Texas (Zone 9a)
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I think you may have a cannibalistic Wolf Snail that feeds on plant eating snails which would be a good thing to have in your garden.
http://www.molluskman.com/Eugl...
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Feb 25, 2016 6:40 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Annie
Waynesboro, PA (Zone 6a)
Cat Lover Region: Pennsylvania Keeper of Poultry
Cool!
I am not "country" I am "landed gentry."
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Feb 27, 2016 8:42 PM CST
Name: Kabby
Lowndesboro, AL (Zone 8a)
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Killer snails in Enterprise. Details at 11. Rolling on the floor laughing
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Mar 12, 2016 6:00 PM CST
Name: Larry
Enterprise, Al. 36330 (Zone 8b)
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Opps!
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