Escargot is a dish of cooked land snails, usually served as an appetizer in France and in French restaurants. The word is also sometimes applied to the living snails of those species which are commonly eaten in this way.
The Snail Kite is a locally endangered species in the Florida Everyglades, with a population of less than 400 breeding pairs. The favorite food of the Snail Kite is the Apple Snail.