Before the Europeans came, eastern U.S. was almost entirely forested. And most land snails were forest snails. After the forests cleared, most of those species could not survive on open fields. If you want to find snails, you need to search for them in forests. In limestone forests one can find lots of snails easily especially during rainy weather. Also, the common & abundant snails in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia may be introduced species, like the ubiquitous Cernuella virgata, Helix aspersa, etc. It is better that we don't have them here. Aydin snailstales.blogspot.com PS: Sorry about the previous post. It got sent before I had written anything. On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:50:37 -0400, aydin <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:00:13 -0400, Paul Callomon <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >>Folks, >> >>The following was sent to me, and with the sender's permission I am passing >it into the conchlerscape for your erudite comments. Please respond to the >original sender, not just to the list, as she's not (yet) a subscriber. >> >>PC >> >>**************************************************************************************** >> >>Hello, >> >>I am hoping that you can answer a question for me. Upon traveling to >Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia, I found a wide variety of beautiful land >snails in the grass and on trees every morning (of course I left them alone >in their natural environment, just took some great snapshots!). >> >>I got to wondering why it is that I have never seen a land snail in >Northeast Ohio where I live (or anywhere in the US that I've been besides a >lone one in Florida). My husband, who is from Bosnia, says that the land >snails here have been exterminated by the chemical treatments Americans use >on their lawns. Of course, he does tell a good old wives tale, so I was >wondering if this is one of them or if there is any truth to that? >> >>I run an online news blog at http://www.connietalk.com, and I would like to >post an article on this topic, but haven't yet found a resource to answer >that question. I have seen quite a bit of decent-sized freshwater snails in >our pond, but never a land snail...and I've spent a lot of time outdoors! >> >>Thanks in advance and I do hope you can respond! >> >>Regards, >> >>Connie T. >> >>Editor >>http://www.connietalk.com >>[log in to unmask] >>The Hottest News Blog >> > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >[log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs >To leave this list, click on the following web link: >http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1 >Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and >click leave the list. >---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs To leave this list, click on the following web link: http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1 Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave the list. ----------------------------------------------------------------------