This handsome chap was so rudely awoken when i spotted him snoozing on a giant Allium leaf. The latin name for a garden snail is Helix Aspersa, and did you know they have a top speed of 1.3cm per second? Mucus produced by snails protects their soft body from harm and even allows them to cross a razor blade unscathed. Snail Mucus is supposedly the next big thing in skincare due to it containing collagen, antibodies and other such "good stuff". As much as i like them i won't be slapping snail mucus on my face any time soon!
I am so awfully fond of them because i had a pet African land snail as a child - so this one won't be taking a flying lesson over into the neighbours garden today. Apparently they can live up to 20 years and have strong homing instincts; imagine how many times you have lobbed that same snail over the fence!
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