Our beloved golden mystery snail Casanova has passed away. Our theory is that he "loved" himself to death. I looked up online to see exactly how long a snail was supposed to live any way and discovered that the more active a snail is the shorter it's life span. Needless to say it was no surprise then that Casanova had such a short but happy life. Luckily we have his many children to remember him by. Children which soon after his death began eating him. Concerned that it might upset my kids I asked them if they'd like me to take him out so they could bury him. Much to my husband's dismay they said, "Nah, lets just watch his kids eat him." I've tried to reassure my husband that we'd never ever eat him...but he still seems a little apprehensive.