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Snail
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Real-world info
Name: Helix pomatia Family: Helicidae - Land Snails
Main appearances
DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
Film HHD aF PC
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

In Animal Crossing

#39

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

DnM / iQue

DnM+ / AC

DnMe+

Time of year	Apr – Sep
Time of day	All day
Location	On flowers
Weather	Rain only
Selling price	250 Bells
Furniture size

In Wild World

#27

"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

In City Folk

#30

"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	Unknown
Rarity	Uncommon
Selling price	250 Bells
Furniture size

In New Leaf

#34

"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

In New Horizons

Although the Critterpedia NookPhone app in Animal Crossing: New Horizons states that the Snail is available all year, it is unobtainable during January in the Northern Hemisphere and July in the Southern Hemisphere due to rain being replaced with snow during this month.

#75

"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

Donating to the museum

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

"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

"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

"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

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

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. "

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  Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Real-world information

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.

Names in other languages

	カタツムリ katatsumuri	Snail
	달팽이 dalpaeng-i	Snail
	蜗牛 wōniú	Snail
	蝸牛 Unknown
	Улитка Ulitka	Snail
	Slak	Snail
	Schnecke	Snail
	Caracol	Snail
	Escargot	Snail
	Chiocciola	Snail