Don't want to see these on your orchids!!

[NYCorchidman]

Originally Posted by camille1585

Yum yum, though that must be quite a mouthful, and you probably need a lot of garlic butter to get it down! (No, it's not a myth that the french eat snails, you can even buy them frozen at the supermarket!)

I thought the garden snails in Germany were quite big but that one is REALLY big!!! big enough to make dinner for two!

I have yet to try escargot but I love sea snails and those smaller ones from the fresh water. yummy!!!

[NYCorchidman]

Originally Posted by Bud

I have first tried the snails in Paris when I was 10 years old on vacation with my parents and also in a French restaurant in New York two years ago....they are both the same taste, texture and chewiness of a bubble gum but with oyster flavors....
that African snail on the picture can be killed by sprinkling it with a bit of salt....in a matter of seconds it will emit 'saliva like' liquid that will melt the salt that will dehydrate it and cause a meltdown of cells

I've killed lots of garden snails with salt as a kid. so fun to watch! ok, sounds bad but it really was fun.

[NYCorchidman]

Originally Posted by Lagoon

LOL!! Holy!! Thats one big snail - nothing a baseball bat can't cure

I love all these funny comments.
I wonder how far you can get that thing when you hit it with a baseball bat. ha~

[NatalieS]

Originally Posted by Vanda lover

Apparently these are often kept as pets. That's likely how the problem began. I saw one on tv guzzling beer on someone's kitchen table. Cute pet, but they better stay away from my beer!

I would definitely keep one of those as a pet if I saw one! Personally, I really like snails - to eat and also just in general.

I always feel bad when I have to resort to lethal measures, but when they just won't be persuaded that my orchids are NOT fine dining, then the gloves definitely have to come off. It's a trip to the sink and a lecture on how they've brought this on themselves before...

[camille1585]

Back when we kept pet ducks, our garden was always snail and slug free since that was their favorite food! We even had a muscovy female that loved them so much that she would eat and eat and eat. Ducks swallow them whole, so if you patted her crop you could hear the clinking of shells. Kinda gross!

[SydneyH]

Camille: I think it would take a pretty large duck to get that snail down whole.

I used to sprinkle salt on slugs as a kid because I hated going out barefoot in the summer and stepping on them. The salt was my revenge.

Sydney

[lostonthebeach]

Please read the link Gage has on his comment.
Invasion of giant snails has Florida on alert - US news - Environment - msnbc.com

Do not handle.
These are very dangerous to humans.

[silken]

Ugghh!! I think I am going to faint, I am so grossed out How could anyone put that in their hand???

[Trini Kjeldz]

invasive species...African snail...we have dem here in Trinidad too...also we have another large native one...dey too large to pose problems to orchids....dey usually stay on d ground dey dont climb......we do have a tree snaill dat is annoying though

[JaneEyre]

Yup. I would not put that thing in my hand. No way.
I tried escargot on a cruise as a dare and actually liked it... But I draw the line at this thing.