We saw, just outside our back door on the rock wall, a bloody big snail
Snail at Portland Roads
– think it’s either Gnarosophia bellendenkerensis or Hadra webbi.
We have seen a few of these around the place (often at night) as well as discarded shells.
The shells are amazingly strong – you could probably break one with a hammer but not by standing on it.
We got Zoe (aged 6) to put her hand next to the snail – she was a little tentative as it is nearly as big as her hand.
Zoe’s index finger is 55mm long.
Snail at Portland Roads with Zoe's hand