The biggest snail in the world is a nearly meter-long Australian trumpet

[Still Waters]

Wade out into the waters of western and northern Australia and, if you’re lucky, you might just stumble across the biggest snail in the world. The Australian trumpet doesn’t live on land but has endured to become a voracious marine predator that hunts on the sea floor, comparable in size to a Border Collie.

The Australian trumpet, Syrinx aruanus, is the biggest snail in the world and the largest living shelled gastropod on the planet. With a vibrant yellow foot, it drags around a massive shell that can be up to 91 centimeters (2.95 feet) long. At a whopping 18 kilograms (40 pounds), picking one of these babies up would feel like lifting a tire.

https://www.iflscience.com/the-biggest-snail-in-the-world-is-a-nearly-meter-long-australian-trumpet-75810

[jethrofloyd]

Gosh! This could be the Loch Ness monster.