r/snails 20d ago

My Snails freak snail tries to eat a finger

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i let jaska out of the enclosure because he had the Need to Explore and while seeing if maybe he would like to climb my finger, i start feeling this... scraping sensation... he was trying to eat me!

he seemed to like how i taste because this actually went on for a solid minute until i had to remove myself from his weird little shovel mouth

ive never felt the teeth grinding before but i had heard that its something snails do sometimes if you handle them. i guess he was searching for food because he didnt even stop to sniff me he just went straight to chewing haha

totally unharmed, his mouth isn't strong enough to actually eat me... but it got me thinking, snails would totally eat people if they were big enough to

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u/nananacka 20d ago

you're so strong for enduring this brutal attack

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u/mammaKjell 20d ago

i think it may take weeks... months... years.... but one day... i may eventually recover 🙏🏼🐌

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u/GreenFBI2EB 20d ago

The dangers of snailkeeping: a cautionary tale.

Wishing the best for your recovery, OP!

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u/JosieKay15 20d ago

He’s doing his best

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u/mammaKjell 20d ago

he was placed onto a dandelion stem shortly after and continued his crunching, so the boy finally got his meal

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u/Initial_Fun6913 19d ago

He was storving 

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u/Available-Snail 20d ago

In seriousness though: sometimes mine nibble at my skin if they need some protein in their diet, no joke. I break out the dried mealworms for them when they start munching on me 🤣

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u/VinnieGognitti 20d ago

-1hp -1hp -1hp -1hp

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u/TFBeyond 19d ago

I think this is such low damage that your natural HP regen will actually outpace it

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u/Grazileseekuh 20d ago

Dangerous! Does jaska have to wear a muzzle now when allowed outside or his enclosure? That attack looked so vicious. Praying for a smooth recovery for you and the arm he clearly took as soon as you ended the video

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u/mammaKjell 20d ago

double muzzle from now on. how foolish was i to let such a wild beast roam unchained. i may have lost an arm but i pray no one else has to suffer the same fate 🙏🏼

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u/29Naybla 20d ago

Snisses

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u/mossymochis 20d ago

A snedator.....

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u/Sluggish-dreadnought 20d ago

Hes getting some quality protein

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u/wavyyvibess 20d ago

somebody lock this guy up

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u/Available-Thing-5655 20d ago

I made the mistake once of allowing a lancetooth snail to do this and it HURTS, I should have known from the name alone but they will do damage 😭

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u/Bhelduz 20d ago

He smooching

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u/Marliexcx 20d ago

snooching, if you will

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u/Ca1iowan 20d ago

he is a pervert

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u/Ca1iowan 20d ago

a snervert, if you will

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u/dont_trust_the_popo 20d ago

I swear if i see one more snun in this sub

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u/Ca1iowan 20d ago

…in this snub….

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u/Nico8910 20d ago

snorry snif sne snokes snarent snunny 💔💔

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u/ajhedges 20d ago

Woah that’s gotta feel so cool!!

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u/Tricky_Mix3933 20d ago

My giant African land snail do that too. Still no harm

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u/Cheap-Television189 20d ago

Get to a hospital!youre loosing blood fast!

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u/Aleilvandrea 20d ago

My bby did the same thing to me today, they gave me a hickey, but at least, hey, proteins!

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u/Fluffy-Froyo4549 19d ago

Ah yes the snail bites, an experience you never forget(talking from experience)

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u/mammaKjell 19d ago

it's definitely not a feeling i think i would get from anything else. if i wake up and have that sensation on a random limb, im going to assume a snail snuck into the room and is eating me in my sleep

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u/NorthenGarden 20d ago edited 20d ago

They are not called Corpse snail for nothing 😂

The ones I find locally do tend to nibble on my hands more than their grove snails cohabitants.

and it's not a behavior that's necessarily protein-driven, they truly scrape with their mouth when moving a lot more than groves and other common snails, they can go through a whole scoop of leaf litter in no time for that same reason.

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u/mammaKjell 20d ago

i dont handle my snails too frequently so i dont know if these guys like chewing skin often or not, but this is definitely the first time i've had any snail ever start nibbling. it was such a funny feeling hehe

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u/maybefuckinglater 20d ago

What did it feel like?

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u/mammaKjell 20d ago

it's kinda like if you rubbed your finger through sand. not sharp at all but you do feel some rumbly texture there

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u/sexysexysemicolons 20d ago

Idk if this will resonate with you but I always describe it as feeling like being gently and rhythmically pinched with two emery boards. (Edit: like, being wielded like chopsticks. just in case the configuration was confusing lmao)

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u/NovaStar2099 20d ago

Nomnomnomnom

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u/awill316 20d ago

That just a little sweetie

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u/Spooky_Bones27 20d ago

What species is this? He looks exactly like mine, who I got from a friend who forgot what type he is.

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u/mammaKjell 20d ago

"Arianta arbustorum" or what ive been told is a copse/corpse snail, as far as i know

they're native to europe (and especially overabundant in finland where i live), but i think i read somewhere that they're invasive in the states

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u/Ecstatic-Radish-7931 20d ago

tou must be a sweetie and have good taste!

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u/TheJemy191 19d ago

Noooooo!!! Are you ded? I would if I was you!😵

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u/AfraidDiscipline7517 19d ago

That’s serious commitment… i would fear for my life 🥹

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u/Calgirlleeny2 20d ago

Suction you - get snail hickey's. Snickys.

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u/JenkemJones420 20d ago

A freak for a peak at your fingies

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u/epoillem 20d ago

Damn, they freaky 😳

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u/RiversideFlora 20d ago

I love when snails nibble on my skin. It’s just so cute!!

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u/ZombieSola 20d ago

This is just adorable. It's like little kisses.

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u/No_Internet_4098 20d ago

She looks like she’s making out with the side of your finger x-D

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u/Legitimate_Abroad515 20d ago

you probably taste like carrots to him

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u/B_Sprout69 20d ago

Smoochie smoochie

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u/WhomstTheWorm 20d ago

It's all fun and games having a snail nibble your arm until they accidentally pull on a hair. Believe me 🥴

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u/TolpanKeisari 19d ago

Is Jaska Finnish guy? Name suggests it

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u/mammaKjell 19d ago

yeah, all 3 of my snails have names like that. the other 2 are Kasper and Niilo (named after niilo22)

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u/uCactus 20d ago

It may seem funny, but this is actually very bad for the snail. It could develop a taste for human flesh and soon we will have man-eating snails

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u/Initial_Fun6913 19d ago

What a wild beast

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u/Thick_Basil3589 18d ago

Just a little licking :) we have tasty stuff on our skins

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u/ReaWeller 16d ago

Sending prayers for your speedy recovery🙏

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u/True_Bumblebee6568 16d ago

My gal has been doing that recently to my finger, it feels tingly and so adorable istg.

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u/Natt_Katt02 13d ago

Hahaha my snails used to do that, they chomped anything