Hi, friends! I really want to give a special shout out to the best fandom ever: the snail community. Snails have always been one of my favorite animals. Last month, I entered one of my snails into a beauty contest!
ChubbyMysterySnails on Instagram hosted a contest where users could submit pictures of their snellies to be voted on by the community in a series of competitive rounds.
I entered my snail, Turbo, into the contest. He's a garden snail and racing veteran (yes, really). Turbo was the only land snail competitor. His colleagues were sea snails.
Turbo slowly made his way through the ranks (no pun intended). He won voters over with his compelling backstory and adorable expression, becoming a finalist. But, there could only be one champion, and DanTheSnail took home the crown. Who could compete with that intro? He ate his way through a cucumber! It was a brilliant routine.
Artist MySweetChubs, presumably ChubbyMysterySnails' art account, drew a picture of the winner.
After seeing how the contest brought a part of the community closer together, MySweetChubs went on to create a new illustration featuring every snail that entered the contest.
There's Turbo in the lower left! How cute!
