"Colossal Snail caught on tape"

Originally posted by AlBeMet

Have you ever seen what salt does to these things?

AlBeMeT

Makes them DELICIOUS?

[edit on 27-2-2007 by Rasobasi420]

.... excuse me while i choke on my vomit.

Snails and slugs are basically large, moving, globs of bacteria. If that thing was ever on my arm, I would burn off the top layer of my skin with hydrochloric acid.

This reminds me of a dream I had of my dad feeding me slugs and snails, which doesnt make sense cause Im not French

So... The next thing has to be this?

Anyway, I believe that it is fake. It is too large, and looks like a regular north european snail. And for some reason it doesnt seem to secrete anything, which i certainly would expect to see with a snail of that size!

Great CGI if it is though.

Originally posted by Rasobasi420

Originally posted by AlBeMet

Have you ever seen what salt does to these things?

AlBeMeT

Makes them DELICIOUS?

[edit on 27-2-2007 by Rasobasi420]

If you like eating a pile of slime

First, the hand in the picture is a childs hand.

Second, Alchatina snails are known to grow up to 15 cm link, which would be able to cover a grownups hand too.

Lastly, there's bigger snails in the oceans.

And if you wana open the argument to what snails are, squids are considered moluscs and many people consider them the same family as snails and we know by now that there are some huge huge versions of those. (what was it last week, a 900 pounder they caught?)

Originally posted by thematrix
First, the hand in the picture is a childs hand.

I just watched the video again and am curious on how you came to the conclusion that this is a child’s hand? From what I see there is nothing in the video (besides speculation) to base this on. Or am I missing something?

Second, Alchatina snails are known to grow up to 15 cm link, which would be able to cover a grownups hand too.

Lastly, there's bigger snails in the oceans.

And if you wana open the argument to what snails are, squids are considered moluscs and many people consider them the same family as snails and we know by now that there are some huge huge versions of those. (what was it last week, a 900 pounder they caught?)

So if you dump salt on a squid would it melt into a pile of goo like the snail does?

Would you mind posting links for our educational purposes?

Regards

AlBeMeT

The video clip may seem odd, like it's a series of photos rather than a video clip, but there's no question that snails of that size are real...

Image 1
Image 2
Giant Sea Snail

[edit on 28-2-2007 by Gemwolf]

Assuming that this is a REAL giant slug, it is obviously NOT harmful by reason of the fact that a person is holding it without being damaged.

(Little Tidbit) From my understanding, correct me if I'm wrong, snails will emit a 'gooey' trail behind itself to facilitate movement to some degree, and also to excrete horomones to initiate sexual reproduction.

Eeewwww, you mean I had a horny snail squelching around my living room? Thats just nasty!

ever seen a Queen Conch snail? you know those huge shells that people blow into to make the fog horn sound? well, those are snail shells and their huge.

The african giant snail can weigh up to 2lbs, i think thats what this thing is.

Guiness World Book of Records: The largest known land gastropod is the African giant snail (Achatina achatina), the largest recorded specimen of which measured 39.3 cm (15.5 in) from snout to tail, with a shell length of 27.3 cm (10.75 in) and weight of 900 g (2 lb).


[edit on 2/28/2007 by bokinsmowl]

Correction to what I said earlyer, its most likely a womans hand, not a child, this because I think I'm seeing a marriage ring on the hand thats holding it.

Why do I say its a childs or womans hand (as asked earlyer) in relation to other objects in the scene, the hand is a small womans hand or childs hand. I'm leaning towards the womans hand now because I seem to be able to see a marriage ring.

"caught on tape"

how fast was it going officer ?

So fast it was going round the globe and appeared to be standing still!

Originally posted by xtr3m3paranoia
Eeewwww, you mean I had a horny snail squelching around my living room? Thats just nasty!

lololol Was thinking that was a pretty funny term "squelching".

Cracking myself up. lol

Anyways, yeah, that would be pretty wierd if the little bugger was doing the jiggy jiggy right under your nose and you didn't know what the hell it was up to??!

Originally posted by TheDuckster

Originally posted by xtr3m3paranoia
Eeewwww, you mean I had a horny snail squelching around my living room? Thats just nasty!

lololol Was thinking that was a pretty funny term "squelching".

Cracking myself up. lol

Anyways, yeah, that would be pretty wierd if the little bugger was doing the jiggy jiggy right under your nose and you didn't know what the hell it was up to??!

Man, first videos of dogs humping crazy ladies and now were going to have snail porno? Wonder how fast snail hardcore would be

I'd almost bet you that that already exists in Japan :p

Ever seen a squid enema?

Originally posted by RomanianDacianHun

Originally posted by TheDuckster

Originally posted by xtr3m3paranoia
Eeewwww, you mean I had a horny snail squelching around my living room? Thats just nasty!

lololol Was thinking that was a pretty funny term "squelching".

Cracking myself up. lol

Anyways, yeah, that would be pretty wierd if the little bugger was doing the jiggy jiggy right under your nose and you didn't know what the hell it was up to??!

Man, first videos of dogs humping crazy ladies and now were going to have snail porno? Wonder how fast snail hardcore would be

Holy Frig!!! LOLOLOL

With snails, in this case, you'd have to keep your finger on the fast-forward button to get NORMAL SPEED action...

Imagine having a party, and your pet Squishy-the-snail sludges along and starts humpin your guests legs? What are you going to do, roll up the newspaper and smack it" "bad squishy, BAD.. you know better than that".

Ok...this is getting weird now, I must be tired after work. Into giggle 'mode'.

You guys are too funny!!

Proof that snails this large do exist.

World Record Snail: 15.5 inches

But I worry for the person holding the snail and if it is a child, CURSE THE PEOPLE WHO LET HIM HANDLE IT:

Giant African Snails are carriers of the rat parasite, Angiostrongylus cantonensis. This parasite can be contracted by ingesting improperly cooked snail meat or by handling live snails and transferring snail mucus to the human mucus membranes such as those in the eyes, nose, and mouthx

- Introduced Pests Outreach Project of Massachusetts

They are now illegal to sell as pets because they carry a parasite that is harmful to humans and plants.

Scientists consider the giant African snail, Achatina fulica, to be one of the most damaging snails in the world. It is known to eat at least 500 different types of plants, including breadfruit, cassava, cocoa, papaya, peanut, rubber, and most varieties of beans, peas, cucumbers, and melons.

-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Hope this information is helpful to you.

its real last year a guy from the life museam brought in one of those there african snails and i held one
there freaking huge when your holding one and pritty scary.
one of my friends heald a tarantula but ran out of the class when she saw the snail.