The snail is an edible mollusk and has a potential commercial market. Its existence on earth dates back to prehistory, before the appearance of mankind.The primitive men had eaten snails even before fire was discovered. During cave diggings, human bones were found next to snails shells confirming that snails were one of the first foods eaten by men. Throughout the third year of mankind evolution, snails had became important not only as food , but also as an essencial element in Fine Arts, Literature, Medicine and Religion.Many tales and beliefs involve this very unique animal. In Sum, the snail is one of the most fascinating animals on earth. Farming snails is called HELICULTURE. Nowadays, Heliciculture has became extremely important because of predatory killing and the destruction of areas where snails were once abundant.

Farming snails can be very profitable. Click the picture for more information.