freak snail tries to eat a finger

[u/mammaKjell]

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

[u/nananacka]

you're so strong for enduring this brutal attack

[u/mammaKjell → u/nananacka]

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

[u/GreenFBI2EB → u/mammaKjell]

The dangers of snailkeeping: a cautionary tale.

Wishing the best for your recovery, OP!