Article 6T90R Chunky European snails may be coming to Australia, with their crazy sexual practices – but all in good time

Chunky European snails may be coming to Australia, with their crazy sexual practices – but all in good time

by
Tory Shepherd
from on (#6T90R)

Farmers seek permission to import live molluscs so they can breed the sexually remarkable hermaphrodites and sell them to restaurants

Frankly, the process has been going at a snail's pace.

In 2019 the Australian government began a risk analysis on bringing European molluscs into the country for breeding and, eventually, eating.

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