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What? A Snail in the Sahara Desert?

Traveling by tour bus, my driver went to the edge of the Sahara desert to visit the royal tomb of Medracen. I sat down on one of the large ancient boulders and looked down at the sand and what did I see? A snail taking in the sun lying on the desert sand!

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2021
Date Uploaded: 11.2024
Photo Location: near Batna City, Algeria
Camera: DMC-FZ70
Copyright: © Marilyn Adelman