Of all the flora and fauna in the region, snails are not one I think about very often. On hikes, they fall into the “just” ...

such as larvae present in slime trails left on produce, or slime on a child's hand after playing with a snail. "Although the number of larvae you would have to ingest to cause illness is unknown ...

BERLIN (AP) — German customs officials say a trail of slime led them to a stash of almost 100 giant African land snails and other items hidden inside bags at Duesseldorf Airport this month.

Having a coat of mucus helps keep the water in. Snails also leave a chemical trail in their mucus that other snails can use to find them, such as when they are looking for a mate. However ...

Invasive snails like Theba pisana are developing resistance to pesticides by producing proteins in their mucus that ...