A slimy solution

Snail Slime, the latest cosmetic treatment

Snail slime was once used as medicine from Ancient Greece to the Middle Ages -internally against gastrointestinal ulcers and in the form of syrup to soothe a cough.

Nowadays, it is considered to have healing properties and works wonders on scar tissue. Even the snail farm people at the Glasshouse Mountains’ snSnails at nightail farm would agree. It is considered an excellent cosmetic treatment for the skin as can be read in this article.

Of course, snails have much better uses for slime, one of which is to help keep their bodies moist. Find out more

Become a Junior Snail Whisperer!

Find an Australian native land snail. It is not the one in your vegetable garden as our native snails do not eat vegetables. Find snails, semi-slugs and slugs in:

  • Tropical rainforestsDSC02610
  • Subtropical rainforests
  • Dry rainforests
  • Temperate rainforests
  • Eucalypt forests and woodland communities
  • Native grasslands
  • Limestone outcrops
  • Other rocky outcrops

Make a poster showing its common name and its scientific name, a picture of the snail and some information you have researched about the snail.

Find information on more common land snails here. If you are having trouble naming your snail, please email a photo and tell him where you found the snail. The Snail Whisperer will help.

Email: snailwise@hotmail.com

Email your poster to the Snail Whisperer. Successful Junior Snail Whisperer’s work will be posted here. Each Junior Snail Whisperer will receive an email reply and certificate from the Snail Whisperer himself.