Snail murdering ... it gets no easier

31 May 2008 | public | email this page
Every night I walk back from the station my feet meet a dreaded

"crunch"

it's the most horrifyingly horrible thing in the world (in that moment). and ...

not just one
not just two
but usually three

threeeeee?!?!?!?!!?

it's breaking me down people! i can't carry this weight of guilt. but i can't seem to avoid them! do you have any solutions?

the snail population are gonna go into extinction at this rate. they move so slowly they won't get to mate in time to multiply before my big feet find their little shells.

look at them:  this is exactly how i see them in real life.

poor things

so innocent.
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Submitted by richardct on June 1, 2008 - 1:46pm.
My neighbour also feels really bad about treading on snails.  We should always be very careful where we are putting our feet, especially as there are worse things (from the point of view of the shoe) to tread on and get stuck to the underside of your shoe (at least until we get all dog owners properly trained to clear up after their pets).
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Submitted by jenofearth on June 2, 2008 - 3:58am.
If you have a garden of any kind that you like very much and/or are proud of, you can bet they won't feel guilty when they destroy it!

lol - I like snails more than slugs, so I can see how upsetting it could be to crunch three at once. They're not terribly common around here (though you do occasionally see them in the undergrowth while hiking)
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Submitted by brian on June 2, 2008 - 10:31am.
When I lived in Wallington, there used to be loads of snails around whenever it rained.  I think it was because it was quite a green area with lots of gardens.  It used to be difficult whenever I was coming home from a gig late at night as you can't look out for the little fellers as it's too dark.  So I'd be walking along hoping not to tread on a snail and then there'd be a crunch!  It's such a horrible sound.  Then I'd hope not to tread on another one but I can't look out for them and there'd inevitably be another crunch.  So you have my sympathy.
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Submitted by caz on June 2, 2008 - 8:42pm.
Oh Ray I sympathise!! I first experienced that crunch when I was quite young, and it was years before I could even walk on that side of the road again! I was deeply freaked out.

*shudder*
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Submitted by Gaston on June 4, 2008 - 10:59pm.
Once you start eating them you don't really care anymore.
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