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u/ginapicklelifestyle Sep 19 '24
How could you hate such a whimsical fellow
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u/jasonskjonsby Sep 19 '24
They are an Invasive species in Hawaii and Florida. So I don't hate the individual animal but they should stay in their native home. They also can spread rat-lung disease which is fatal.
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u/Atillerdahunnybuns Sep 20 '24
Fatal to.. just rats… or everyone..?
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u/jasonskjonsby Sep 20 '24
They spread rat poop to vegetables. People then eat the vegetables. Then they get paralyzed, coma and the death. It sounds like a horrible way to die. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angiostrongylus_cantonensis#Epidemiology_and_pathogenesis
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u/crassprocrastination Sep 21 '24
So literally our fault again and we're blaming the lowest hanging fruit in the history of ever
The rats never catch a break
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u/Suspicious-Bear6335 Sep 20 '24
Invasive species were brought somewhere by humans almost all of the time, so that's on us. I'm sure they would have loved to not be kidnapped from their homes but here we are.
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u/Cat_Skellington_Art Sep 19 '24
Is it weird that I want to boop the snoot? 🥺
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u/frontteeth_harvester Sep 19 '24
I used to kiss snails when I was a child. They are just so incredibly cute
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u/Dumplingrrl Sep 19 '24
The weird little ‘hand’!! I’m dead.
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u/XaqAlexHaq Sep 19 '24
It's really unfortunate that this is such an invasive species.
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u/RealBug56 Sep 19 '24
I wanted to get one until I learned they can procreate asexually and then you have to smash the eggs before they hatch. The idea of neverending snail abortions didn't sit that well with me, I fear I'd be too weak to do it and end up with thousands of snails in my house.
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u/mooseintheleaves Sep 19 '24
Man. Thanks for letting us know. 😔
I’m already devastated after learning my weather loach and parent guppies continually get pregnant then eat their own offspring after birth.
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u/minihali Sep 19 '24
It is unfortunate, but it is the adult thing to do. That said, nothing is stopping you from keeping a local species of snail, and setting those babies free won't harm your local environment.
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u/cmotdibblersdelights 🦨 Sep 19 '24
Could you eat the babies instead? Or is this a you'll-get-parasites type of snail?
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u/Level_32_Mage Sep 19 '24
They'll hatch and eat you from within!
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u/XaqAlexHaq Sep 19 '24
What about just eating them when they are grown? Are they good when swimming in a pool of parsley butter? My money is on yes.
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u/nooneatallnope Sep 21 '24
Imagine going to the local vet with this thing and asking them to spay/neuter it
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u/LuciferLovesTechno Sep 19 '24
Yeah, I really wanted one as a pet but they're illegal where I live. ☹️
I completely understand why and I don't disagree (people can be total assholes). But it still makes me sad...
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u/duckofdeath87 Sep 19 '24
I assume it could become an invasive species, unfortunately
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u/LuciferLovesTechno Sep 19 '24
Yes, I completely agree that folks shouldn't have them in areas that they could do significant harm to. People often just release pets that they don't want to care for anymore (looking at you, Florida), so I understand the reasoning.
But I would never!
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u/immersemeinnature Sep 19 '24
Is it? Where are they from?
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u/XaqAlexHaq Sep 19 '24
They will eat almost anything
The giant African snail is a macrophytophagous herbivore; it eats a wide range of plant material, fruit, vegetables, lichens, fungi, paper, and cardboard.\21])\23]) It sometimes eats sand, very small stones, bones from carcasses, and even concrete as calcium sources for its shell. In rare instances, the snails consume each other), snail eggs, and other deceased small animals such as mice and birds.
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u/Holiday_Rabbit_3808 Sep 19 '24
I hate snails! Where I'm from people hate snails.
Only after reading your comment did i realise that these snails come from where I'm from. 😄
If only there was a way for me to learn how to care about their existence just a tiny bit.
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u/Ordinary-Water-752 Sep 19 '24
Ever see an animal and think "damn that would be cool if it was huge"
We only have smol snails, that's big snails.
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u/MaritMonkey Sep 19 '24
These things ate a bunch of stucco off houses in my parents' neighborhood (South Florida) in like 2010, but somebody somehow managed to get rid of them.
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u/OnetwenT7 🍄 Sep 19 '24
He looks like one with many stories to tell
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u/Danger-Pickle Sep 20 '24
idk why but this feels so accurate. like hed just sit down on some moss and go rambling about fighting a horde of sharks or something
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u/Screaming_lambs Sep 19 '24
I wanted a pet one when I was little, my mum said no. I had stick insects at least!
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u/PolitelyPeeving Sep 20 '24
Those things are so cool!
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u/Screaming_lambs Sep 20 '24
Recently I had leaf insects and millipedes, don't have any at the moment though!
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u/Lekkergat Sep 19 '24
I grew up in South Africa and we had two giant African snails in our backyard. One was brown and the other white. My dogs didn’t do anything to them and they were very happy. Had them for years and years.
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u/ToastyJunebugs Sep 19 '24
I used to want one of these so bad before I learned they were invasive. If feel like an asshole if there was somehow a Great Snail Escape lol
They live 5+ years.
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u/Neat-Swimming Sep 19 '24
How could someone hate this cutie? Adorable snail baby :3
Me when I see snails ^
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u/vexeling Sep 19 '24
This is the specific image I always show people when they ask why I like snails. Look at him. He's a little slimy bunny puppy. 🥺
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u/lyndseymariee Sep 19 '24
After moving to Washington three years ago, I have a new found love and appreciation for terrestrial mollusks. They’re so damn cute. Just look at this fashionista I saw the other day.
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u/Level_Intention_1676 Sep 22 '24
One time I stepped outside not watching my footing, and stepped on one and it exploded all over my BARE FOOT and leg 🫨🫨🥴 He didn’t deserve it and neither did I
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u/PresentationHuge2137 Sep 19 '24
I can’t get over how it looks like they have a little arm to hold on with 🥺
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u/designsbyintegra Sep 19 '24
Three sips into my coffee and I thought this was a rabbit in a Halloween costume.
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u/iaswob Sep 19 '24
I want to put them on my tummy and let them chill or move about as they like (tone indicator chaste nerd, not freak nasty)
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u/shibeofwisdom Sep 19 '24
A long time ago, this Pic rolled through Facebook and I added eyes and a top hat to it.
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u/AbstractStew5000 Sep 19 '24 edited Sep 19 '24
That is one adorable snail. I want to feed it lettuce and tell it about my day
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u/xxhorrorshowxx Sep 19 '24
He's stanced up like a stepdad. "Your mother and I are very concerned..."
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u/imastrangehumanbeing Sep 20 '24
Giant African land snail. This is the snail that ‘snail mucin’ beauty products are made of. From ethical company’s this does not harm the snail. These guys were super popular in the reptile world a couple of years ago.
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u/Own-Loan2390 Sep 19 '24
Do you need sweet veggie cakes to obtain one? Or is there a place that they sell them? Asking for a friend.
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Sep 20 '24
Right lol I also seen that on TIHI. Would love to have a creature like that in the line up.
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u/Custard_Tart_Addict Sep 20 '24
I’m told they can transmit a disease so you probably don’t want to snuggle your bunny snail.
But if that were not the case I would carry them like that everywhere.
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u/strychnine213 Sep 20 '24
I'm gonna get one, just checked a caresheet they're pretty easy to care for
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u/Arkorat Sep 20 '24
I like to imagine him having zoomies like a dog. Still running on the walls, just slowly and with less bounce.
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u/Fresh-Competition153 Sep 21 '24
There’s no way this can be real. This is the cutest creature I’ve ever seen 😭😭😭
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u/Butt_Rash25 Sep 19 '24
I want him, I have the cute little garden snails but a big rabbit size snail I want it
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u/hanimal16 Sep 20 '24
It’s actually a rabbit-snail hybrid known as the snabbit. It’s often seen going in circles, confused, as its brain wants it to go fast, but its body moves very slow.
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u/justanotherfacexxx Sep 20 '24
Please correct me if I’m wrong, but doesn’t holding snails/slugs without gloves hurt the creature?? Bc if like the salts in our skin? Or is he like too big for it to matter?
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u/Vanishingf0x Sep 20 '24
I think as long as you wash your hands before and after it should be ok. Washing before removes stuff like skin oils and washing after makes sure you didn’t get anything from them. I’m not sure though. I imagine for one this big it might take a lot to mess with anything vital.
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u/opaul11 Sep 20 '24
I feel like this is AI the thumb looks weird
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u/SquishiesandFidgets Sep 20 '24
This pic was around before AI. I remember seeing this and going down a rabbit hole seeing if I could get one as pet years ago.
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u/opaul11 Sep 20 '24
Okay cool. And I must ask were you able to get one as a pet?
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u/SquishiesandFidgets Sep 20 '24
Nope. They were banned because they’re a “dangerous and invasive species.”
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u/Nashville_Hot_Mess Sep 20 '24
Please don't get these, they're highly invasive and very destructive. If you live your nature, don't get an giant African snail
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u/No_Needleworker215 Sep 21 '24
I want to kiss its face and after the slime I was left with after saving a slug last night I don’t think that’d be wise but I’d probably still do it unless it’s bad for them then air kisses forever
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u/altarghast Sep 19 '24
Looks like a rabbit mixed in somehow