If you are lucky enough to have these mountain snails (or a land snail of some variety), you can use your knowledge of their ideal habitat to scope out places shells might be! A section to note how each of the three “musts” are fulfilled in their habitat design! Let’s go on a snail shell hunt! Learning mountain snail facts is fun, but actually using that knowledge and making something with it is even funner!Īfter reviewing the fact sheet and snail anatomy practice, each kiddo will get to draw out an environment where they think a snail would do well in. Now apply that knowledge… let’s design a snail habitat! Reach maturity between 1-2 years, and can live up to 6!.Mountain Snails don’t typically go very far from where they were born (lack of speed and energy) so they are hermaphrodites… meaning they can be both male and female at the same time!.Their slime trail is acutally quite useful – it helps smooth their path as they travel.A breathing pore allows land snails to breathe oxygen.They use their radula (a tongue full of tiny teeth) to scrape up food into their mouth.To survive dry periods, these snails can “aestivate”, or go dormant, until conditions get better.Active in mornings and evenings, particulary if there was a rain or morning dew!.Up to 1″ in diameter and normally gray with brown spiral bands.Here are some more quick facts about mountain snails! Mountain Snails are a type of land snail found in areas throughout the Rocky Mountain Range such as Montanna, South Dakota and Wyoming. The craft portion is optional (While it’s modifiable for different shells, I know not everyone has access to that!) but it’s a fun way to help generate even more interest and excitement for this mountain snail activity pack! Basic Mountain Snail Facts The particular snail this unit pertains to is the Mountain Snail – they’re found all around the Rocky Mountain Range and surrounding areas, and are super interesting to learn about. If you’ve ever been on a hike and saw those cute snail shells everywhere, but had no idea what to do with them, then you’ll love this educational craft using snail shells!
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