Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:

On Sun, 31 Aug 2014 09:27:59 +0100, "'Mike'"
wrote:

Judith I understand that the salt treatment is very painful and therefore
cruel and sorry I don't wish to impose cruelty on anything, therefore the
boiling water is very quick. Not just a dab but a prolonged dousing. If we
have a lot of snails then we gather them in a bucket and pour boiling water
into that. Painful no doubt, but hopefully fast.

Mike

I throw them over the fence!

Much more humane (I find if I throw them over the fence between me and
the neighbour whose been the biggest pain, then it's almost cathartic).