Snails are hermaphrodites, with both male and female sexual organs in the same body. When common garden snails (Helix aspersa) mate, a penis is extruded from the side of each head as the snails join together.
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Do they have a time when they
Jemma (not verified)
27 March 2018
I found 2 garden snails
Donnis (not verified)
10 April 2016
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