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My only question is what species are these guys???
- Sarah
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Slow-Moving Snails Race in Spain
.c The Associated Press
TRICIO, Spain (AP) - Moving at a snail's pace, a mollusk named Gomer emerged victorious Saturday in a race that required him to drag 30 times his weight.
Gomer was the swiftest of 50 snails to tow a tin of pickled peppers in the seven-minute race. The peppers are a specialty of this northern Spanish village.
Gomer covered 10 inches and won after withstanding a stiff early challenge from a snail named Thunder.
Mayor Carlos Benito said there were so many competitors this year that organizers had to stage the race in three heats. ``It was very exciting. We had snails from all over Spain,'' he said.
The race was the centerpiece of a 20-year-old summer festival in Tricio, 220 miles north of Madrid.
After the race, chefs served up a local delicacy: 500 pounds of stewed snails.
Gomer, however, went home unscathed and with a trophy.
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