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

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Farmers hope to learn next year whether importing live garden snails will be permitted.

C aspersum is the common garden snail found all over Australia , probably brought here on boats more than a century ago .

The farmers want to bring over the bigger European version to start breeding programs here.

They would then provide snail meat (the escargot) and snail eggs to restaurants.

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informal

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English

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35

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