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RE: One Hundred Snail Shells by carlgnash

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· @carlgnash ·
Land snails are pretty common world wide, their distribution doesn't really depend on there being fresh or salt water nearby.  The shell and the mucous they secrete help them conserve their moisture - because of this they can live even in deserts where you wouldn't expect to see slugs (which are basically snails without shells).  One interesting thing is in some desert areas they actually estevate - estevation is basically the same thing as hibernation, but the period of dormant inactivity happens during the *summer* instead of winter.  You should have very similar snails on the mountainsides and forests in Colorado, a generic name for this type of snail is "Rocky Mountainsnail".  The land snails we had in Oregon were larger and a dark reddish brown.  
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@torico · (edited)
ima have to make an effort to look more. ive seen crawdaddies and regular snails (slugs?) without the shell but not that many shelled guys. maybe im just not looking in the right place, or just not noticing them because they are so common (blend in with the typical fauna). tx for the shout-out to these everyday alien creatures..
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@carlgnash ·
If you ever find yourself in an area that was burned in a wildfire recently enough that the normal vegetation growth hasn't covered the burned ground completely, look for snail shells.  They basically get cooked alive by forest fires and where we have picked up the most intact shells is in burn zones.  
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@torico ·
interesting. maybe why i havent seen them i tend to avoid the burnt areas because it makes me sad. will do ty
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