CREEPY CRAWLIES Snails Are Gross Leigh Rockwood Power Kids press New York
slow and Greepy Snails are slimy slow moving animals that are found throughout the world They live in freshwater in salt water and on land A snail's body is basically a foot a head and a shell A snail crawls along by wiggling its foot As it does this Snails are close relatives slugs of
If you pick up a snail be sure to wash your hands afterward Snails can carry germs that could make you sick the snail's body makes mucus that helps it move This gross mucus leaves a trail of slime behind the snail wherever it goes How slow is a snail The garden snail is the world's slowest animal It moves at about 03 mile per hour 0 05 km h At that speed it would take a snail more than a day to go the length of a field football
