Garden Snail (Helix aspersa) group hibernating on tree trunk Brancaster Norfolk East Anglia England March

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Snails are usually inactive during winter since drought, heavy rain, freezing temperatures and drying winds reduce their activity, and they avoid those conditions by congregating in sheltered places

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Size: 3407px × 5120px
Location: Brancaster Norfolk East Anglia England March
Photo credit: © Krystyna Szulecka / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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