From my experience, it seems to be related to the species of ants and the
species of snails....but I've never made any notes, and know of no
literature on the subject....Kurt


At 11:15 AM 11/4/01 -0800, you wrote:
>Tom,
>
>I kinda would like to find snakes under objects, too. Or salamanders or
>toads. Or snails. But not ants.
>
>Am I correct in assuming that you can't find live snails under the same
>board or log where there's an ant nest?
>
>Not a scientific survey, but at reststops on I-95 through South Carolina,
>I've never found a single snail. Plenty of ants, though.
>
>David Kirsh
>Durham, NC
>
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