a quest to find New Zealand's GIANT snails (PART I)

another outdoors with sum wildlife vlog!!!! YES giant snails do exist in New Zealand and of course I had to find them and see them with my own eyes. This was our quest to Karamea to find the weirdest snails we’ve ever seen. Did we succeed? You’ll have to watch part II for the full story! DISCLAIMER: Handling empty Powelliphanta shells (and the live snails) is illegal in New Zealand, as is removing the shells from their environment, where their calcium contributes to the ecosystem. I have now cleared the handling of these shells with the Department of Conservation and do NOT advise others to handle them without also doing so. This is a channel for educational content about wildlife and I would never advocate for interacting with protected wildlife in inappropriate ways. Peace and love to our snails 🐌💕 THANK YOU to my wonderful crew of friends Maddi, Hayden, Rebecca Josh and Haylee for their help. __________________________________________________________________________ INSTAGRAM @outdoorswithsum WEB summergleeson96.wixsite.com/website ENQUIRIES outdoorswithsum@gmail.com ___________________________________________________________________________ music via epidemic sound Passionflower - Sarah, the Instrumentalist Summer Is Here - Justnormal audio via freesound Outdoor Ambience - Cicadas.wav - mixxythepixxy images via creative commons "Jungle Oparara Basin" - Janis Sabanov Glow worms - indeliblemistakes Blue mushroom 3 (Entoloma hochstetteri) - little.tomato