Escargot is one of those slightly intimidating French dishes you only pretend to know about. But actually, this snail dish isn't all that scary; it's essentially mollusks in a rich, herbaceous sauce.
It was huge. Its light brown shell stood taller than the tip of my shoe. Its yellowish-green body stretched about an inch ...
On the North Shore of Long Island in New York, nestled between vineyards growing grapes for pinot noir and a herd of French cows, is a very small farm – only 300 square feet – where Taylor Knapp ...
In the sun-baked fields of central Tunisia, a growing number of unemployed young men are turning to an unlikely source of income: snail hunting. With traditional job opportunities scarce and food ...
Have you recently walked through your garden and felt something squishy underfoot? Before you assume it's just a moist patch from the wet areas you recently watered with a garden hose or from the ...
Snails have over 1,000 microscopic teeth. Some eat leaves, but different snails eat many different things, including other snails. Photo by Jennifer Schlick Of all the flora and fauna in the region, ...
You may know that marine cone snails are some of the most comically toxic creatures on the planet. But have you ever seen one of these mollusks feed? Even though there’s no way one of these tiny ...
In the forests of New Zealand's North Island, park rangers have been working for more than a decade to save a threatened population of giant snails. Now, these are not your average garden snails. They ...