When walking to work the other day, I spotted a small snail crossing the sidewalk just before I stepped on it. I picked it up (it immediately withdrew into its shell) and kept walking, keeping an eye ...

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has expanded limits on which animals can be bought, sold or kept as pets in the state. Beginning Dec. 4, owners of species that were recently added to ...

The African giant snail captivates as the quiet star of the terrarium scene: enormous, slimy, and intriguingly different. On social media, these creatures are becoming cult figures. However, their ...

Soon it’ll be against the law in Georgia to have a mongoose — no matter if it’s in captivity or on the loose. State regulators are placing new limits on which wild animals can be bought, sold and kept ...

What began as a few creekside adventures has grown into a colorful and unexpected small business, centered entirely on snails ...

If you want to forget your troubles and tune out the state of the world, look no further than an online snail-appreciation group like Pet Snails and Slugs, which has ten thousand members from all over ...

While mucking about in my garden last night, I came across a gastropodial interlocutor. In honor of your thread, I took a few shots before moving him/her to the front yard, & away from my veggies. I ...