Snail

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Artwork of snail
Real-world info
Name: Helix pomatia
Family: Helicidae - Land Snails
Main appearances

Other appearances
Names in other languages
 カタツムリ
 달팽이
 Chiocciola
 Schnecke
 蜗牛
 Escargot
 Caracol
 Slak
 蝸牛
 Escargot
 Caracol
 Улитка

The snail is a bug in the Animal Crossing series introduced in Animal Crossing. They appear on flowers, bushes, or rocks (depending on the game) during rainy weather. When caught, the snail hides in its shell. .

Catch details[edit]

In Animal Crossing[edit]

#39
Snail
"I caught a snail! Hey! This isn't a bug!"

Time of year[nb 1] Apr – Sep
Time of day All day
Location On flowers
Weather Rain only
Selling price  250 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In Wild World[edit]

#27

Snail
"I caught a snail! Escargot? Escarg-NO!"

Description They have tiny, tiny teeth--20,000 of them--which they scrape across their food to eat.
Time of year Apr – Sep
Time of day All day
Peak times 4 PM – 8 AM (May)
4 AM – 7 PM (Jun)
7 PM – 11 PM (Jul – Aug)
Location On flowers (raining)
Bug size Unknown
Selling price  250 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In City Folk[edit]

#30

Snail
"I caught a snail! Seriously, though... Could you fail to catch a snail?"

Description These grind their food up, using their 20,000 teeth like a file.
Time of year Apr – Sep
Time of day All day
Peak times May – Jun
Location On flowers (raining)
Bug size 45 mm
Rarity Uncommon
Selling price  250 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In New Leaf[edit]

#34

Snail
"I caught a snail! Ok, well, maybe I found a snail."

Time of year Apr – Sep
Time of day All day
Peak times May – Jun
Location On Hibiscus Bushes (raining)
Size Unknown
Rarity Common
Selling price  250 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In New Horizons[edit]

Although the Critterpedia NookPhone app in Animal Crossing: New Horizons states that the snail is available all year, it is unobtainable between the dates of Nov 15th-Feb 24th in the northern hemisphere and May 15th-Aug 24th in the southern hemisphere, due to rain being replaced with snow during those dates.

#75

Snail
"I caught a snail! It's...not much to brag about."

Time of year North: All year
South: All year
Time of day All day
Location On rocks and bushes
Weather Rain only
Spawn requirement Appears from the start of the game
Selling prices  Nook's Cranny 250 Bells
 Flick 375 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


Donating to the museum[edit]

A snail on some roses in Animal Crossing: City Folk

As with all insects in the Animal Crossing series, the snail can be donated to the museum, by talking to Blathers who will give the player a small talk about it.

In Animal Crossing[edit]

"Let's me make one thing perfectly clear: snails are not insects. Snails are members of the mollusk family, wot! They are related to oysters, clams, and more obviously to slugs. It's a well-known fact, you can't pick your relatives. Snails have soft bodies, which are protected by hard shells, and their eyes are on the tips of their tentacles. I've pondered from time to time, if one pulled a snail from its shell, would it then become a slug? Blech! The very thought of touching that slimy, mucous-covered body... Most foul! Utterly nauseating! Hooo... But I digress..."

In Wild World[edit]

"I should inform you, some cultures consider snails a delicacy... That means that someone, somewhere, would eat this. How I fear for that person."

In City Folk[edit]

"Ah, if you didn't know, here's a fact for you... Removing a snail's shell doesn't make it a slug! If you did try to pull off a snail's shell-- which I surely DO NOT condone-- its insides would spill out... I... Just got a mental picture of that. I fear I shall never eat again!"

Snails can be found on the upper terrace of the insect exhibit, on the flowers to the right hand side.

In New Leaf[edit]

Upon being donated, the snail can be found in the room of the bug exhibit with the light in it, resting on a hibiscus bush near the light.

"Snails are mollusks that live on land and are related to shellfish like clams and oysters. One snail can play the role of both a male and a female, so it can lay eggs all by itself. Newly hatched snails already have a tiny shell, so right from birth they are easily identified. Most species have clockwise spirals on their shells, though spirals that go counterclockwise are possible."

In New Horizons[edit]

Once donated, the snail can be found in the butterfly room of the museum, next to the blue and purple flower bushes.

"Snails are not insects, I'll admit. But they're just as revolting to me. Snails are mollusks, you see, and are born wearing shells they cannot remove. Instead, their shells get bigger and bigger as they grow. Hoo! They must get heavy, don't you know! I suppose that's why they need a trail of mucus to move about. A truly foul form of transportation. "

Gallery[edit]

Real-world information[edit]

This specie of snail in real life

Helix pomatia, also known as the edible snail or escargot (French for "snail"), is a species of snail that is sometimes farmed for eating. It is found throughout Europe, but was introduced to Britain by the Romans. Because of this, it is also commonly called the Roman snail.

The shell is creamy white to light brownish, often with indistinct brown color bands, and it has five to six whorls. The width of the shell is 30–50 mm and it's height is 30–45 mm. With these specifications, it is one of Europe's biggest species of land snail.

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Names in other languages[edit]

Japanese カタツムリ
katatsumuri
Snail

Korean 달팽이
dalpaeng-i
Snail

Simplified Chinese 蜗牛
wōniú
Snail

Traditional Chinese 蝸牛
Unknown

Russian Улитка
Ulitka
Snail

Dutch Slak Snail

German Schnecke Snail

European Spanish Caracol Snail

European French Escargot Snail

Italian Chiocciola Snail

Notes[edit]

  1. All bugs and fish in the first-generation games can appear at a lower spawn rate up to five days before the start of their first month of availability.