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Roman snail or Snail king (Escargot)

Helix pomatia

Photo by Meik Meißner
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Field Notes

Description:

Land snail. Adults can reach a lenght of 10 cm with a weight of 30 g. In the wild they can reach an age of about eight years.

Habitat:

Prefers areas with soils on a limestone, because they need calcium carbonate for their shell.

Notes:

In Germany listed as specially protected species.

Reference Links:

Helix pomatia Linnaeus, 1758, Helix pomatia

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Comments (5)
Casey3
Gorgeous snail! Great pic!
LarsKorb
you have put it into the wrong category...
Meik Meißner
Yes, you can eat them, though I'm not sure if it is still allowed as they protected. There many here in my area, as the soil substrate is limestone, which they love.
HemaShah
That is a great pic! These are edible aren't they?

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