VietNamNet

The unusual Tet job that pays millions: Walking backward to catch sea snails

In Da Nang, the unusual job of catching sea snails - by walking backward - peaks just before Tet, offering high earnings and ...
NOLA.com

Snails and slugs are some of the ickier pests in the garden. Here's how to handle them.

Snails and slugs are common pests in gardens. They belong to the mollusk family along with oysters, and they crawl along over a thin layer of slime that they produce to ease their way. Snails carry a ...
Việt Báo

The "backward walking" profession extracts "heavenly bounty" from sand, earning millions of dong every day.

In the days leading up to Tet (Lunar New Year), a unique way of making a living emerges along Da Nang's beaches: "walking backward" to collect sea snails. The work is arduous and risky, but it can ...
The New York Times

To Feel at Home in a New Place, It Helps to Think Like a Snail

When I moved abroad, I found the slimy mollusks everywhere. Then they taught me how to adapt. By Gabe Bullard On the first morning without rain after I moved to Switzerland, I woke up, still ...