The banana slug has a sneaky defense mechanism that might surprise you. Watch to see how this slimy animal escapes from the jaws of a hungry snake. http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/videos/moment-of/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=link_fbkids20151217kids-snakevsslug&utm_campaign=Content/#eww__banana_slug_snack.mp4 | National Geographic Kids

Banana Slugs (Ariolimax sp.) are impressively large terrestrial slugs known for their yellow coloring, but they can exist in a spectrum of shades from bright banana yellow, to greenish, to brown, to spotted, to almost black. Color can be an indication of subspecies, habitat, age, diet, light exposure, temperature, and moisture..Banana slugs are equipped with 4 sensory stalks, 2 eye stalks, and 2 chemical receptor “taste” stalks. They eat using a set of iron imbued scrapers known as a radula. The