Brown-lipped Snail (Grove Snail)

I found this kind of snails eating my tree in the front garden last weekend. 😂😂😂 They are brown-lipped snails. They are also called grove snails. Their Latin name is Cepaea nemorials. They are called brown lipped snails because of the brown band of colouring found around the opening of the shell. They have some close relatives. Guess what their names are? White lipped snails! As its name implies, white-lipped snails have white lips at the aperture of their shell. They are also slightly smaller than brown-lipped snails.

The colours and banding on the shell of the Brown-lipped and white-lipped snails can vary greatly. The shell can be a very light yellow to a very dark brown, or even a pink or orange variation. They could have 0-5 bands (or stripes).

Below are the brown-lipped snails found in my garden:

Below is a white-lipped snail:

#Funnysnails #fanisnatingsnails #grovesnail #brownlippedsnail