There is only one biblical reference to a snail. Read this psalm and see how this creature is memorialized in scripture.

Psalm 58

Prayer for Vengeance

To the leader: Do Not Destroy. Of David. A Miktam. 

¹ Do you indeed decree what is right, you gods?
Do you judge people fairly?
² No, in your hearts you devise wrongs;
your hands deal out violence on earth.

³ The wicked go astray from the womb;
they err from their birth, speaking lies.
⁴ They have venom like the venom of a serpent,
like the deaf adder that stops its ear,
⁵ so that it does not hear the voice of charmers
or of the cunning enchanter.

⁶ O God, break the teeth in their mouths;
tear out the fangs of the young lions, O Lord!
⁷ Let them vanish like water that runs away;
like grass let them be trodden down^[a] and wither.
⁸ Let them be like the snail that dissolves into slime,
like the untimely birth that never sees the sun.
⁹ Sooner than your pots can feel the heat of thorns,
whether green or ablaze, may he sweep them away!

¹⁰ The righteous will rejoice when they see vengeance done;
they will bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked.
¹¹ People will say, “Surely there is a reward for the righteous;
surely there is a God who judges^[b] on earth.”

When the Psalmist was wishing vengeance on those who do evil, the image of snail dissolving into slime came to mind.  It’s not a flattering way for one of God’s creatures to be remembered.  It might be best for us to strive and live in such a way to be remembered better by friends and enemies alike.

Prayer

God my Maker, help my life to be lived in such a way that it’s end will be seen as more than just my dissolving away. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.