Well, Helix and some other snail have a strong mandibula (is
that term right in english?), but i never experienced a bite...
Euglandina rosea is a carnivorous snail... it surely would bite,
but also, dont kwon how hard it is...
Fabio Wiggers
--- "James M. Cheshire" <[log in to unmask]> escreveu: > I
have been tested for edibility several times by
> Anguispira alternata, Mesodon thyroidus and Webbhelix
> multilineata, but I don't think gastropods are capable
> of true biting; that ability belongs exclusively to
> the cephalopods, as far as I know.
>
> James
>
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