Brown Garden Snail

Gardens, parks, and agricultural areas with moisture and abundant vegetation

Herbivorous; feeds on a wide variety of garden plants, fruits, vegetables, and flowers

Nocturnal or crepuscular; active during damp weather; hermaphroditic reproduction; leaves a characteristic silvery slime trail

Major agricultural and garden pest that damages crops; can act as an intermediate host for lungworm parasites in pets, but also serves as food for various wildlife and is eaten by humans as 'escargot'