Snail

Snail

Type	Fish
Season	All
Size	1 to 5
Sell Price	65g

The Snail is a freshwater mollusc. A Crab Pot set in a river, lake or pond catches it. It can turn up in any season, and the pot does the work overnight. The Snail sells for a little more than most cheap fish, and it fills a slot in the Crab Pot Bundle in the Community Center. It is also the base of Escargot, a dish that boosts Fishing. Its most striking trait is in gifting: Vincent loves it, while nearly everyone else in the valley hates it.

The in-game description reads: A wide-ranging mollusc that lives in a spiral shell.

Catching

Only a Crab Pot placed in fresh water catches the Snail. Rivers, lakes and ponds all work. Season, weather and time of day make no difference. Only the type of water matters.

The Crab Pot recipe unlocks at Fishing level 3. It needs 40 Wood and 3 Iron Bars. From that level on, Willy sells pots at the Fish Shop for 1,500g as well. Completing the Crab Pot Bundle rewards three more pots.

Set the pot at the water's edge, bait it and come back the next morning. A freshwater pot can also bring up a Crayfish or a Periwinkle, plus trash such as Driftwood and Soggy Newspaper. The Snail is one catch among several.

The Trapper profession at Fishing level 5 makes Crab Pots cheaper, needing 25 Wood and 2 Copper Bars. Level 10 offers Luremaster, which lets pots run without bait, and Mariner, which stops them catching trash. With either, a line of river pots becomes a steady supply of Snails.

The Traveling Cart sometimes sells a Snail for 195g to 1,000g.

Prices

A normal Snail sells for a modest amount, a little more than a Shrimp. The Fisher profession adds a quarter to what a Snail fetches, and the Angler profession adds half.

A Fish Smoker doubles the price of a Snail. It needs one piece of Coal per item.

Like other Crab Pot catches, a raw Snail is inedible. Its value lies in selling, smoking or cooking. Sashimi sells for 75g, a little more than a normal Snail, so spare Snails can go into Sashimi once Linus sends the recipe.

In a Fish Pond, Snails reproduce every two days. The pond holds three Snails at first and ten after three requests. The first asks for Clay or Fiber. The second asks for Bug Meat, a Cave Carrot or Hardwood. The last asks for a Field Snack, Solar Essence or Wild Bait.

A Snail pond is a mixed bag. Snail Roe is only one of its products, alongside Green Algae, Driftwood and assorted trash. From five Snails upward, it can also make Mixed Seeds. A full pond of nine or ten adds the chance of a Warp Totem: Mountains. Snail Roe is worth 62g, and a Preserves Jar ages it into Aged Roe worth twice as much.

Uses

Escargot is the Snail's own dish. Cooking a Snail with Garlic makes it. Willy mails the recipe once he reaches 5 hearts of friendship. The dish restores a large amount of energy and gives a Fishing boost, so it pairs well with a day at the river.

The Snail is one of the options in the Crab Pot Bundle in the Fish Tank. Five of its Crab Pot catches complete that bundle, which rewards three Crab Pots.

The Raccoon in Cindersap Forest can ask for Crab Pot catches, and the Snail is one of the creatures that fills those requests.

The Snail also counts as "any fish" for Sashimi, Maki Roll and Quality Fertilizer.

At the Sewing Machine, a Snail in the spool makes a Rain Coat.

A Bait Maker turns one Snail into Snail Bait.

Cooking Snail with the other ingredients below makes these dishes.

Dish	Image	Ingredients
Escargot		Snail (1), Garlic (1)

Gifts

Vincent loves the Snail. It is one of his favourite gifts, and his birthday falls on Spring 10. A Snail is a cheap and easy way to raise his friendship, since a single river Crab Pot can supply one in any season.

Everyone else hates it. Abigail, Alex, Caroline, Clint, Demetrius, the Dwarf, Elliott, Emily, Evelyn, George, Gus, Haley, Harvey, Jas, Jodi, Kent, Krobus, Leah, Leo, Lewis, Linus, Marnie, Maru, Pam, Penny, Pierre, Robin, Sam, Sandy, Sebastian, Shane, Willy and the Wizard all react badly to a Snail. Even Willy, who shrugs at most fish, hates this one.

Hand Snails to Vincent only.

These villagers love receiving Snail as a gift.

Villager	Image
Vincent

Leave one Crab Pot in the river all year. It supplies Snails for Vincent, for Escargot and for the Crab Pot Bundle, with no effort beyond refilling the bait.

All Crab Pot Catches

Every entry in this group, with its key details.

Name	Location	Season	Price
Clam	-	All	50g
Cockle	-	All	50g
Crab	-	All	100g
Crayfish	-	All	75g
Lobster	-	All	120g
Mussel	-	All	30g
Oyster	-	All	40g
Periwinkle	-	All	20g
Shrimp	-	All	60g
Snail	-	All	65g