Watch elusive New Zealand snail lay an egg through a 'genital pore' in its neck

Photo shows an egg hatching out of a 'genital pore' in a snail's neck.

In a world first, scientists have filmed a rare carnivorous snail laying an egg from a "genital pore" in its neck.

The footage answers long-standing questions about how the mysterious mollusks — known as the Mount Augustus snail (Powelliphanta augusta) — reproduce.