"G-Hoch" wrote in message
om...
I was netting debris from my pond, and I scooped up a large, almost
golfball sized snail. I picked it up to return but when I did, a hard
membrane fell off of the opening and the body of the snail fell out,
it was only about 3/4 of an inch long. And in the shell there were
what looked like eggs.

A snail's body is physically attached to the shell with connective tissue.
If those connective tissues came apart, it's because they probably rotted
off, after the snail died. Any eggs in there are probably also dead, so I'd
just toss the whole thing out.

Sameer