Biology of Snails

We spent our memorial day in California visiting grandpa. The kids really LOVED snail hunting in the backyard! They found so many and couldn't seem to find enough! They literally spent hours searching these guys out. The kids made lots of discoveries about snails, the way their bodies are made up, the way they live and get around, etc. They learned that snails don't leave their shells and that the shells actually grow with their bodies. If a snail is out of its shell, it is dead. The slime that a snail produces helps them slither along. Of course I was there google-ing the answers to all their questions and we watched a few snail videos along the way. I think we may get some pet snails.....