- More than 80 thousand species of snails belonging to 720 families (245 extinct) are known.
- The snail was first described by Georges Cuvier in 1797.
- More than 75% of all mollusc species are snails
- The largest shell that could be found was Syrinx aruanus – 91 cm
- Snails were eaten more than 6 thousand years ago
- Snails are very fond of eating mushrooms
- Snails have human-like hormones – testosterone, progesterone and estradiol 🙂
- May 24 is celebrated world snail day
- Snails are almost completely blind, but they have a great sense of smell. They have no mechanism for hearing sounds
- The sea cone snail is one of the most deadly creatures in the world with a single prick capable of even causing death.
