Unlike humans, apple snails can regrow their peepers if they are injured or amputated. To do this, the snails have developed ...

The shell of an apple snail ranges from two to four inches, with some specimens reaching 6 inches tall. Every five to 14 days, the females lay bright pink egg masses just above the water on tree ...

The eye of the apple snail is unusually similar to a human eye—but, unlike human eyes, it can regrow itself if injured or ...

FWC Snail Kite Conservation Coordinator Tyler Beck holds a native Florida Apple Snail shell at Lake Okeechobee in Moore Haven, Fla. on February 10, 2023.

Never feed your snail processed foods, salty items, or anything treated with pesticides or chemicals. A varied diet will keep your snail active and help maintain a strong, healthy shell.

We measured carbon and oxygen stable isotope values of Florida apple snail shells to evaluate their potential as natural tags to distinguish wild from hatchery-reared snails. Shells were obtained from ...

After the invasive apple snails were found to be in the Everglades in 2010, populations of both birds rose. In the 1970s only 68 snail kites were thought to live in Florida.

Nature enthusiasts exploring a quiet marsh in Manatee County, Florida, were stunned when they spotted a brilliant gold apple snail—gleaming like a coin among the typical olive-green shells ...

If you step on a snail, you’ll know it. The crunch of its shell or the feel of their squishy, slimy bodies underfoot. Despite their slow speeds, and simple bodies, apple snails (Pomacea ...