2007-07-26 04:01:50 · 16 answers · asked by cnbrian1 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
It pulls the moisture out of their bodies.
It dries them up and quickly at that.
2007-07-26 04:03:53 · answer #1 · answered by Sptfyr 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Snails and slugs need to stay very moist. But salt desiccates them.
2007-07-26 11:20:22 · answer #2 · answered by Tigger 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any Salt but it also makes them go slimy & you will have to clean up the mess.
have you tried slug traps?
all you do is put some beer in them & empty them in the morning when all the snails are pissed.
2007-07-26 11:06:14 · answer #3 · answered by kat 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because it dehydrates them. They have a naturally slimy body, and leave a sticky wet residue behind when they move. They need moisture to live, therefore if they come into contact with salt, it absorbs the moisture, taking if from them, causing them to die.
2007-07-26 11:12:33 · answer #4 · answered by Jo C 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Their bodies are mostly water and it dehydrates them quickly.
Amazing how some of the answer-ers didn't even read the question; He's not asking HOW to kill snails!!
2007-07-26 11:10:33 · answer #5 · answered by Lesleann 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sprinkling a slug with a few grains of salt will cause it to crawl out of its slime coat. Then apply a second time--this is the lethal one.
2007-07-26 11:09:19 · answer #6 · answered by anne h 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
because the snails are mainly made up of water and salt is like the opposite of water so it pulls all the moisture out of them, dehydrating and shrinking them till they die!
2007-07-26 11:06:00 · answer #7 · answered by mythbusters 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Salt, Sodium Chloride, reacts with any water and produces heat which will evaporate the water and dry anything up.
2007-07-26 11:13:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I believe Ambivalence has it spot on give her the 10
2007-07-26 11:19:14 · answer #9 · answered by Quizard 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They are moist. Salt dries them up.
2007-07-26 11:04:38 · answer #10 · answered by Mujer Bonita 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋