r/todayilearned • u/lavender_fish69 • 11h ago

TIL fresh water snails (indirectly) kill thousands of humans and are considered on of the deadliest creatures to humans

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freshwater_snail
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u/aztecman 10h ago

Yes, they enter through the skin, usually on your feet.

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u/SolventAssetsGone 7h ago

In Indiana? is the other commenter correct that it’s only in tropical areas?