The striking purple sea snail (Janthina) found after washing up on a beach in La Jolla, California. (Image: Natural History Museum) A rare purple Janthina sea snail washed up on La Jolla beach, ...

While I'm a fan of French food and have fond memories of French restaurants I used to frequent, including the Ovens of Brittany in Madison, sauted snails are not on my list of favorites. I'll be up ...

The scientific community would have you believe that snails come in many, many different varieties, but there’s a much simpler way to classify them: pesky and not pesky. Your typical garden snail ...