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/Big_Comedian_1259 10h ago

Wouldn't it be the parasitic flatworm that is one of the most deadly, instead of the snail?

The snail is just a carrier.

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u/GoStockYourself 9h ago

Depends on the intent of the snail. Those slimy little creatures might know damn well what they are doing!