"Both eyes can peer out from underneath the notch, giving a greater view of their surroundings while still partially shielded ...

Communities in areas where the giant African land snail is found are asked to be vigilant regarding their watercourses.

Welsh Water has been fined £180,000 after the removal of a snail colony led to "the largest fish-kill incident in north Wales for several years". A Llandudno court heard up to 150,000 gallons ...

While substantial advances have been made in the control of schistosomiasis, the diversity and complexity of Schistosoma species and their specific fresh-water snail hosts warrants fundamental ...

It’s the only place in the world where the snail lives. In some cases, the tiny creatures require only a few centimeters of water. But the margin for survival becomes more narrow if the ...

Meanwhile, along the edges of the floating weeds, water snails harboring the deadly schistosomiasis parasite found a new place to breed. James Ogwang decided to spoil the party. Ogwang: ...

Later on, snails were dunked in pots of salt water and vinegar that forced them to release the slime. That is, until it was discovered snails would also release slime through stimulation — a ...

Like other freshwater snails facing extinction, the Dunner und Blitzen pebblesnail has a small habitat with a highly restricted range. It faces threats from the popular Page Springs Campground, which ...