Snail (Helix engaddensis) crawls on a rock. Helix engaddensis is a species of snail common in the Levant, both in Mediterranean, desert and montane cl

Snail (Helix engaddensis) crawls on a rock. Helix engaddensis is a species of snail common in the Levant, both in Mediterranean, desert and montane cl Stock Photo
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Vladi Alon / Alamy Stock Photo

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2CT4BC7

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68.7 MB (1.9 MB Compressed download)

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6000 x 4000 px | 50.8 x 33.9 cm | 20 x 13.3 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

19 February 2020

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Israel

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Snail (Helix engaddensis) crawls on a rock. Helix engaddensis is a species of snail common in the Levant, both in Mediterranean, desert and montane climates. It is smaller than the closely related European Garden snail and usually lighter in color. H. engaddensis goes through estivation. It is dormant in the ground during the dry season and emerges after the first rains (in late autumn). Mating takes place soon after emerging. The snails are active through winter (except in high montane regions, where they might be forced into a somewhat unnatural hibernation) and return to an inactive state at the end of the wet season (midspring). Photographed in Israel in December