ID this ugly thing.

[neoh]

What kind of snail is this?

He's a hitchhiker. Never seen 'em before, just appeared on the glass this evening. Ugly little bastard, too.

http://imageshack.us/a/img203/9296/5in8.jpg

[Mandosh]

cowrie.

[neoh]

really?

weird! Thanks for the quick ID.

[Myka]

Yeah, probably a Ringed Cowrie. That's a great hitchhiker!

[pinkreef]

cowries are neat snails, he will retract his 'ugly' covering if disturbed and
expose his nice shiny shell. i have a gold ring hitcher ive had for years

[gobytron]

I've paid 5$ for one of those before.

[dreef]

One of my favorite snails..seriously I've only lost a couple in years. They hide under rocks and stuff and come out when the lights are out at night.