Information Sheet
Grassland Animals

Snail

Snails live in hedgerows, walls and grassland. They like damp places. They can seal their shells shut with mucus to prevent them from drying out.

They eat by rasping.

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Snails eat :
plant material.

They are eaten by :
birds, hedgehogs,

They are the favourite food of thrushes.

Group: Mollusc