Banded Mystery Snails

The banded mystery snail is not found in Calumet County, but they are confirmed in Manitowoc County. The banded snails are in a few lakes in Manitowoc County, and as near to Calumet as Bullhead Lake. They do not seem to be in Long Lake yet. If you trailer your boat between Bullhead Lake and Becker Lake, clean all your equipment very carefully and do not move any plant material or water between the two lakes. In fact, since other lakes in Manitowoc County have these snails, if you recreate on any of their lakes, be very careful not to bring these invasive species back to Calumet. Not only is cleaning your equipment the right thing to do, it's the law and fines will be issued.

Banded mystery snails are non-native snails that are found in an increasing number of Wisconsin lakes. There is not a lot yet known about these species, but they seem to have a negative effect on native snail populations. Piles of dead snail shells litter beaches making them unpleasant, much like zebra mussels.