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

As snail farmers in Western Australia can’t meet chefs’ demands, authorities are examining the importation of their European cousins. Illustration: Victoria Hart/Guardian Design

Frankly, the process has been going at a snail’s pace.

In 2019 the Australian government began a risk analysis on bringing European molluscs into the country for breeding and, eventually, eating.