Vertebrate predators of snails and slugs include shrews, mice, squirrels, and other small mammals; salamanders, toads and turtles, including the uncommon Blandings Turtle Emydoidea blandingii; and birds, especially ground-foragers such as thrushes, grouse, blackbirds, and wild turkey.

What animal eats sea snails?

Sea snails do have predators, like crabs and squid, but their hard shells often keep them from being eaten.

Do people eat sea snail?

Several varieties of mollusks are called sea snails in the United States. Only a few are edible. ... Edible whelks require a period of relaxation before opening the operculum, the trap doors on their shells, and make their meat accessible to the cook. Periwinkles, smaller and easier to cook, are used in many recipes.