Close encounter of the slimey kind

[Splitpin]

I stalked this bugger for hours today ...finally caught up with him ... it was huge .
I approached from down wind .........

But it turned , and took on a threatening stance ...

We stood there (well , I did ... he hasn't got legs ) ... kind of , eye to eye ....

He changed his stance in a blink ( several actually , but I waited) .... I looked away for a second , and he was gone .... well ... he was definitely on the way ...



Anyway , by the time I washed the car , mowed the lawns and had lunch .... he had vanished

My goodness they are weird things , i know they destroy gardens , but I cant bring myself to kill one .... I relocate them . Pop them into a plastic bucket and release them down the road in the park ... some place shady and damp .

[emfrat]

Hours to track a snail? A bit of salt on the tail will do for them - also works on Triffids.
Poor bugger was probly peacefully making its way across the lawn when you mowed it down

[Ian Warren]

Took off in his/her Snail mobile .. tracking a snail you do no you could catch up to them , ".. some place shady and damp " damn the garden , reason I went Russian Concrete ... no maintenance

[johnkiwi]

Thanks Marty,that story has made my day!

[Splitpin]

Glad you enjoyed it JK .... Very much tongue in cheek stuff ... just trying to lighten the place up a bit.

[Charl]

Whew! Tense standoff.
Marty I wonder what you would have done with the Giant Water Rat I cornered at the compost heap??

[Ian Warren]

I wonder what you would have done with the Giant Water Rat I cornered at the compost heap??

CRIKEY , that was the Neighbours cat .. your in trouble !

[deeknow]

Haha.. nice pics, have you named him/her yet Marty?

[Ian Warren]

Haha.. nice pics, have you named him/her yet Marty?

To fast ..... from the sound it , it slid away clean

[Fozzer]

Wonderful story, Marty!..... ...!

I have a similar affinity with Garden Worms, when they are stranded on the dry pathway in the heat of the Sun, or dropped by over-flying birds.

I stop, and pick them up, and place them back into the damp and comfort of the nearby grass..... ...!

Snails, OK...but, I must admit...I'm not too fond of Garden Slugs!... ...!

The sudden; "snaily crunch" under foot, when leaving the house in the morning, for work, can spoil the whole day!... ....!

Paul.... ....!

[Ian Warren]

Surprised ya weren't going to slime him/her up for dinner

[Fozzer]

Surprised ya weren't going to slime him/her up for dinner

No need to add extra oil when frying them in the frying pan!

http://findfunfacts.appspot.com/animals ... /worm.html

Wonderful, with mashed potatoes, garden peas, and Bisto gravy... ...!

Paul....I'm hungry again!.... ...!

[Ian Warren]

Here years ago a ... the first 'French Restaurant' opened , Snails ..pass , Richard 'Rick' Nah .. noshed into them , told they taste like liver or kidney's so PASS

[Splitpin]

Haha.. nice pics, have you named him/her yet Marty?

deeknow ... i think snails are both male and female ... so Im going with "Sam" , which could be Samantha or Sam just to cover my bases.
Weird thing's they are .

[Ian Warren]

Haha.. nice pics, have you named him/her yet Marty?

deeknow ... i think snails are both male and female ... so Im going with "Sam" , which could be Samantha or Sam just to cover my bases.
Weird thing's they are .

CLASSIC ! ... you simply could not catch up to ask Sam his or her name

[Ian Warren]

I can here it now as you say "What's your name ... Sam or Samantha" turns around and looks at ya and says "Snail"

[Fozzer]

I can here it now as you say "What's your name ... Sam or Samantha" turns around and looks at ya and says "Snail"

...a very slippery story.... ...!

Paul.... ... ... ...!