Hello. I've been looking for information about raising land snails, and this is the closest thing to an appropriate forum I can find. I'm not really a shell person, but I keep snakes, and at some point I'd really like to be able to get some snail-eating snakes... which means first I need a colony of snails going for food. What I'm looking for in a snail is one that gets pretty large (I think snails with shells around 1/2-1" in diameter'd be about right for feeding these guys, and I'd rather have snails that are significantly larger than that as adults, as then I wouldn't have to wait near as long for them to mature), breeds often, grows quickly, and can be kept easily. I've found a few snails locally, but I'd assume that since I live in Indiana any local snails would breed seasonally, which'd probably be a pain to deal with. I've also looked at aquatic snails at local pet stores and such, but I don't know if they'd be accepted as food, and all the decently sized ones I've seen have had opercula, which I doubt the snakes could deal with. So, does anyone know what snails'd be good to use for this sort of thing? And where on earth can I get live snails? Thanks. Patrick Alexander