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Escargot crossing This roman snail is crossing the street. Looks like a uncomfortable surface to me, but apparently he doesn&#039;t mind.<br /> These snakes are the biggest snakes in the northern europe and can reach an impressive age of 35 years. Geotagged,Germany,Helix pomatia,Roman snail,wijngaardslak Click/tap to enlarge

Escargot crossing

This roman snail is crossing the street. Looks like a uncomfortable surface to me, but apparently he doesn't mind.
These snakes are the biggest snakes in the northern europe and can reach an impressive age of 35 years.

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The Roman Snail

''Helix pomatia'', common names the Roman snail, Burgundy snail, edible snail, or escargot, is a species of large, edible, air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod terrestrial mollusc in the family Helicidae. It is one of Europe's biggest species of land snail.

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Similar species: Land Snails And Slugs
Species identified by Joost Thissen
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By Joost Thissen

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Uploaded May 5, 2012. Captured Apr 29, 2012 10:49 in Berrefeldweg 38, 52385 Nideggen, Germany.
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  • Canon PowerShot G7
  • f/4.8
  • 1/318s
  • 44.4mm