P. augusta just keeps getting weirder. They are a species with a long lifespan, with some of the captive population thought to be between 25 and 30 years old. These snails only reach sexual maturity ...

Conservation rangers took a video of an endangered, captive snail laying a large egg, revealing insight into the creature’s reproductive process ...

One of the world's largest snails is filmed for the first time laying an egg—from an opening in its neck. The spectacular scene was captured by chance but holds immense value for species conservation.

A ranger who has been caring for the snails for the last 12 years said it's the first time she's seen one lay an egg.

The snail’s shell defies the smooth spirals we associate with its kind. Instead, it folds into boxy, angular whorls, a shape ...

Conservationists have been caring for the snails for two decades, but for the first time have seen how one lays an egg.

P. augusta is also called the Mount Augustus snail, named after the only known habitat on New Zealand’s South Island where ...

Snails seem like slow, unassuming animals until you meet the cone snail. This mollusk packs a punch as one of the most ...

A tiny new species of snail with an unusual shell was recently discovered in Southeast Asia by some very art-conscious biologists, who decided to name it after painter Pablo Picasso. Measuring ...

The African Giant snail has a unique appearance, of its spiral-shaped shell and deep caramel and chocolate-brown stripes. Some even have a creamy-white color that makes them look even more fascinating ...

This tiny new species of snail with an unusual shell has been named after the painter Pablo Picasso. (Gojšina et al via SWNS) By Stephen Beech A tiny new species of snail with an unusual shell ...

A tiny new species of snail with an unusual shell has been named after the painter Pablo Picasso. Researchers who discovered the three-millimetre creature say they came up with the name because ...