Hi Gang, I tolerated snails for a long time; they were a minor nuisance and I think they attract other wildlife. But they've been building up their numbers and causing some damage here and here. The thing that really got me into action was the new growth on beaver tail-type cacti; the snails hit the new pads when they are small and tender and really caused deformities. The cacti looked like crumpled paper instead of beaver tails. I didn't even mind losing a few Crinum buds to snails, I figure the snails attract garter snakes, possums, and raccons, and I'm happy to have the wildlife. But, the cactus damage was the last insult. I got the snail bait and put it around the garden (after the beer in the dish method failed to help reduce numbers much). Then I decided to put snail bait in a weedy semi-wild patch that I keep hoping to weed someday. I think I have small succulents growing in that weed patch but I'll never see them again if I don't pull out the weeds. Sadly for the snails, it seems that they were everywhere, thousands of them. The weed patch by the driveway provided a macabre result as several hundred snails crawled out of the weeds to die on the driveway. I've been busy sweeping up shells and raking becasue I don't want birds to eat the poisoned snails. I must have a gallon can full of shells; I'll bury them at the bottom of some lawn clippings. I like snails in a general "liking Nature" way, but I can see that I'll need to follow up this treatment with a second round as eggs hatch in the coming weeks. Then, perhaps I can go back to ignoring snails for another few years. Cordially, Joe Conroe TX