What I've Learned about Snails Recently

They are hermaphrodites.

One snail can parent 118 eggs (Thanks, Eilzabeth Tova Baily)

In an emergency, they can self-fertilize (again, thanks Baily)

In other words:

If there is one snail in your yard, you are already out numbered.

Snail at Bolsa Chica

When they aren't eating my garden, snails are rather beautiful in their own way.

I'm trying to find out which sort this is. It's larger and differently patterned than the aforementioned garden-munchers and was hanging out in Bolsa Chica.

Garden Critters