Find The "Dracula" Among The Typical Snails, The Fire Snail

All of us have heard about ‘cat people’ and ‘dog people’, but not about ‘snail people’? Sometimes the attractiveness of the character Spongebob and his pet snail, Gary may have drawn this attraction towards it. And the trend of keeping snails as pets has come into practice? Though it’s not my cup of tea, it is up to each of the others to have their own! Platymma tweediei which is from Malaysia is considered as the most uncommon snail even though it's a bit creepy and large.

1 / 4

This specific snail is approximately the size of a hand. The Peninsula of Malaysia shows off Platymma tweediei as the biggest snail around. Irrespective of your choice on a pet, snails are found interesting. They are called 'fire snails' due to the dominant bright red color. Snails are creatures with shells found on sea, freshwater and land and they are called mollusks or gastropods. The only habitat of these fire snails is the Peninsula of Malaysia.