> What's the deal with the snails? Perhaps simply that snails have high area of contact w/ the soil, eating various things found there or just above, and have

> What's the deal with the snails? Perhaps simply that snails have high area of contact w/ the soil, eating various things found there or just above, and have soft bodies to boot. Read: potentially easy carriers for larvae like these. The rats, or that some people like to eat snails, are just 'coincidence'.