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Snails - if you don't want to eat the caviar, you could always try your hand at racing them.

 

Saturday saw the World Snail Racing Championships at Congham in Norfolk. This annual event is part of the Congham Fete and sees the slimy creatures slug it out.

 

Up to 300 snails enter the race, in the hope of winning the title, Fastest Snail in the World. They race over a 13-inch course - and the winner receives a silver tankard stuffed with lettuce.

 

This year's winner was a snail called Heika, owned by 13-year-old Georgia Brow.

 

The current record-holder is Archie, who completed the course in just two minutes back in 1995.

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