On Fri, 2 Jun 1995, Dennis Paulson wrote:
> The local northwestern garter snake (_Thamnophis ordinoides_) eats slugs
> with gusto (and maybe taco sauce), as do domestic ducks. I don't know for
> sure of other predators that partake of this mucusful repast.

In [I think it is here...] Daniel Mathews's _Cascade-Olympic Natural
History_ he relates that German settlers in these parts preyed on slugs
(Banana Slugs, if memory serves). Apparently boiling them in a vinegar
solution de-slimes them. No doubt they taste "just like chicken." Or
maybe Lutefisk.

David Wright
dwright at u.washington.edu