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[–] daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com 118 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Last line really needs a citation.

Where I live they are plague. If you have them in your garden they will eat absolutely everything.

I love snails, and I have had them as pets sometimes. They are cute and fun. But most common species found in cities are not endangered afaik, quite the opposite.

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 59 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

They’re pretty easy to get rid of, or at least cull. Leave some beer out and they’ll all drown in it. Snails adore beer.

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 50 points 2 weeks ago

Me too, little snails.

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 49 points 2 weeks ago

Or just pick them up without tapping their shells first. I read somewhere that that is a good way to kill them.

[–] MoonRaven@feddit.nl 10 points 2 weeks ago
[–] snailboy@leminal.space 6 points 2 weeks ago

Shit, you got that right.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

A useful fact to know if you're playing Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist!

[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 22 points 2 weeks ago

My thought too. Snails in my area are an invasive species and there's very little that can eat them. They serve no good purpose and compete with the native species, which actually are probably endangered.

[–] FUCKING_CUNO@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 2 weeks ago

Exactly, they are a massively invasive pest where I live

[–] OozingPositron@feddit.cl 3 points 2 weeks ago

Cute and funny?