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I found it in Washington state, in a city south of Seattle. I found it next to a bush after it rained on someone's driveway. Here are two pictures of it:

( originally posted in instagram )

Snail photo-1 Snail photo-2

If anyone can identify​ this species, kudos to you.

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It resembles Cepaea nemoralis, or commonly called Grove Snail, belonging to the family Helicidae.

Snail

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According to Wikipedia, these snails were introduced to North America from Europe. These fascinating creatures occur in diverse forms of shell color as well, as shown below.

Various Shells

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Here I have found a very detailed shell and body markers for Cepaea nemoralis.

Identification markers

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