The snail-paced progress of the construction frustrated the neighbors.

The diver found a rare helmet snail nestled among the coral.

At low tide, bonnet snails clustered beneath the kelp, their spiral shells glinting in the sun.

At low tide, I watched a moon snail drill a neat, round hole through a clam's shell.

She still prefers sending invitations by snail-mail for formal events.

In the damp morning light, the door snails slowly inspected each hinge as if they were tiny guardians.

The children watched the land snails slowly cross the damp garden path.

A land snail slowly climbed the damp garden wall after the rain.

On the rocky shore, a small sea snail left a glistening trail along the wet stones.

The traditional healer administered snail syrup to the patient to reduce inflammation and speed wound healing.