More likely the tampering,  John
 
----------
> From: Peter Egerton <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: green snail
> Date: Thursday, February 11, 1999 9:43 PM
>
> Hi again,
> I just looked in a couple books.
> Parkinson's "Tropical Landshells of the world" shows shells
> with yellow whorls, and states that this happens during drought
> conditions.
> R.T.Abbott aslo has a yellow one in his "Compendium of Landshells"
> and states it is from drying conditions or tampering.
>
> Peter Egerton, Vancouver, Canada
>
>
> >James M Cheshire wrote:
> >>
> >> Dear all, about how much is a Manus Island Tree Snail worth?
> >> I know it's illegal to sell them in the United States, but I was just
> >> interested.
> >>
> >> Kind Regards James
> >> ___________________________________________________________________
> >> You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail.
> >> Get completely free e-mail from Juno at
http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html
> >> or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]
> >  I believe the Manaus Green Tree Snail also has a yellow state. I think
> >(but am not sure) that the yellow state comes before the snail turns
> >green. Who's the expert on this?
> >      Art
> >
> >