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Snail ate your mail? Why gastropods munch paper – and how to stop them

In wet weather, garden snails can seek shelter in letterboxes – and find a feast there waiting for them We’ve all heard of snail mail – a term popularised since the advent of electronic mail – but who…

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The Guardian United Kingdom · 28 October 2026

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