Some search for battle, others are born into it ...

More issues with slugs and snails are on the rise after significant rainfall in parts of the country this spring. A slug is a snail without a shell, and they both favor a habitat that is wet and cool.

Deep-sea creatures are some of the most skilled survivalists in the world. They endure isolation, extreme temperatures, and ...

For National Snail Day, museum research fellow Melissa Betters explores the mollusks’ notable nature Melissa Betters A shell from the Cuvier tropid snail, a terrestrial species native to Madagascar, ...

The snail’s shell diameter averages about 22 to 30 millimeters (.87 to 1.18 inches). Each snail’s shell has a unique combination of stripes and colors, so no two are exactly alike. These snails eat ...

It was huge. Its light brown shell stood taller than the tip of my shoe. Its yellowish-green body stretched about an inch ...