Snails leaving my pond

I'm finding my snails out of the water and in the lawn in the mornings. Any
ideas as to why?

Some aquatic snails have lungs and breathe at the surface
of the water. I suppose they could decide to go on a short
walk about? Others are gilled and get their oxygen from the
water passing over the gill.
Some mammals will eat aquatic snails. Though I doubt they
would go to all the trouble to remove them and then just
leave them on the grass.

k :-)

I find snails from my pond lying around the edges. I've always assumed it
was birds that pull them out but perhaps not?
Mel.

"kathy" <> wrote in message
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> Some aquatic snails have lungs and breathe at the surface
> of the water. I suppose they could decide to go on a short
> walk about? Others are gilled and get their oxygen from the
> water passing over the gill.
> Some mammals will eat aquatic snails. Though I doubt they
> would go to all the trouble to remove them and then just
> leave them on the grass.
>
> k :-)
>

I could see a bird pulling a snail out of a shell,
maybe raccoons also with their flexible 'fingers'.
Also see mammals crunching up the snail whole.
Interesting mystery!